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SOUVENIR 

of the 

"Old Roman" Banquet 

^iveii by 

The Thurman Club 

in honor of 

Allen G. Thurman 

on his 

77th Birthday Anniversary, 

Thursday, November Thirteen, Eighteen Hundred and Ninety, 

at 

COLUMBUS, OHIO. 



v 

KniTEn by Lincoln Fritter, Secretary Thurman Club. 



CO! I MBUS, OHIO 

ill .1) BY THE TlIlkM.r 

■ So.. 



X4sTs 



Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1891, by 

The Thupman Club Company. 
In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. 



PREFACE. 

^5>^HIS work aims to present in concise, yet comprehensive, 
KS form, the proceedings of the most conspicuous politi- 
cal banquet ever held in this country, and, probably, in the 
world. It is believed history does not anywhere record a 
grander testimonial to a private citizen in the quiet retire- 
ment of his home, and that the "Old Roman" Banquet bids 
fair to stand, for a long time to come, without a parallel. It 
is fitting, therefore, that the record be not intrusted to the 
fading memories of the happy and fortunate participants, but 
be gathered together and preserved in some permanent form, 
that all men in all future times may know how well Allen G. 
Thurman was loved, respected, and honored by his country- 
men. 

It was the intention to have printed all regrets in full, 
but the occasion elicited such an uuprecedentedly large num- 
ber, that it became necessary to reduce some and merely to 
acknowledge others, in order not to increase the size of the 
book to an undesirable extent. The work of discrimination 
thus devolving upon the editor was an unusually delicate one, 
which he fain would have avoided, but the results of which, 
he earnestly hopes, will commend themselves to the satisfac- 
tion of all concerned. 



Each guest was given an opportunity of recording his 
name and address, to the end that the information thus 
obtained might be printed herein. It is a pleasure to state 
that all but about fifteen improved the opportunity thus 
afforded. The neglect of these few to follow instructions 
rendered it impossible to insert their names herein, as no 
other avemie for obtaining the information was open. It is a 
matter of deep regret that any such omissions should have 
occurred, and that the list could not have been made abso- 
lutely complete instead of being, as it is, approximately so. 

Circumstances beyond the control of the editor have 
conspired to delay the issue of this volume much longer than 
was expected or desired, a fact which it is sincerely hoped 
indulgent readers will kindly overlook, when they remember 
that his labors have been pursued in a forest of difficulties, 
through which it was not always easy to clear the way. 



CONTENTS 



Portrait of Allen (i. Thurman . . Frontispiece 

Preface 5 

Table of Contents 7 

Programme and Menu '•' 

Address of Welcome. Mr. John J. Lent/. 17 

Address of Toastmaster, Hon. Joseph H. Outhwaite 20 

Toasts — 

" Our. Guest," Allen G. Thurman -1 

"Citizenship in America," Grover Cleveland 25 
■•The Democratic Party in Relation to Future Public Econ- 
omy," Hon. Thomas Ewing. ; j1 

"The Senate." Hon. Joseph E. McDonald 37 

"The Early Ohio Bar," Hon. R. A. Harrison 41 

"Democracy in America," Hon. W. C. P. Breckenridge 49 

"The House of Representatives," Hon. William L. Wilson 55 

"The Press," Hon. William M. Springer .... til 

-The Democracy of the Future." Hon. Don M. Dickinson 63 

Fist of the Banquet Committees 68 

List of Guests (alphabetically arranged) 71 
Press Gallery (alphabetically arranged) :, ' ( 
Letters and Telegrams (alphabetically arranged I L01 
List of Fetters and Telegrams not Printed (alphabetically ar- 
ranged) . 1!,< 
Acknowledgments - (,u 



1813- i8yu 



The 

"Old Roman" Banquet 

Celebratin g 

Allen G. Thurman's 

Seventy -Seventh Birthday Anniversary 



Thursday Evening, November 13 
Columbus, Ohio 



M bnu. 

GREEN TURTLE. 

HOHS D'OBUVRE VARIES. 

WHITE PISH, A l..\ MAITRE D'UOTBL. 

billet <>i- beef, .\ ;..\ HOLLAND. 

String £?Ofins. Pofnfo Croquettes. 

POTTED QUAIL.. 
Lettuoe mitt Celery Mayonne/se. 

ice cream. assorted cakes. 

crackers. cheese. copee1 

snbrrv. claret. kinslbvs sec, 

CIGARS. 

H. M. KINSLEY. Chicago 



Jr^ROGRA.MMB. 



Introductory Address, 



Toastmaster, 



Mr. John J. Lentz, 



Hon. Joseph H Outhwaite 



T oasts, 

/. Our Guest. - Allen g . thurman 

2. Citizenship in America, - - Grover Cleveland 



3. The Democratic Party in Relation 

to Future Public Economy, - general Thomas Ewing 



4. The Senate, - - Hon. Joseph E. McDonald 

5. The Early Ohio Bar, - H on. Richard A. Harrison 

6. The Young Democracy, - hon. Calvin s. brice 

7. The American Statesman, - hon. John G. Carlisle 



l.-n Minutes. 



8. Democracy in America, Hon William C. p. Beckenrridge 

9. The House of Representatives, Hon. William l. Wilson 
10. The Press, - Hon Henry Watterson 
//. The Democracy of the Future, hon don m. Dickinson 
12. The State of Ohio, - Governor James E. Campbell 



CCI?c "(Dlb Xomcm" Banquet. 



The Banquet was served at 8:30 o'clock p. m., in the Armory of 
the Fourteenth Regiment, < >. X. < '<.. and at its conclusion, order having 
been restored, the following Address of Welcome was delivered by 

MR. JOHN J. LENTZ, 

PRESIDENT OF THE THURMAN CLUB 

Gentlemen — The Thurman Club is happy to-nigh! to have had 
the privilege of breaking (he bread and pouring the wine for such a 
feasl as thi>: and proud indeed of the company and fellowship of the 
men who arc with us from almosl every State in tins broad Dnion. 
We are more than grateful to the hundreds who are here in person, 
and the thousands and hundreds of thousands who are here in spirit, 
joining with us in the high tribute of respect, love, and admiration 
which we pay to the guesl of the evening. 

We have just seen the celebration of the ninetieth anniversary of 
the birth of the great German warrior. Von Moltke. He lias had the 
compliment of a banquel at Potsdam, in the Hall of Shells, with the 
King of Saxony at his right, the Empress Augusta Victoria upon his 
left, and opposite him the Emperor of the Fatherland. He has had 

the honor of a torchlight processii f fifteen thousand men parading 

the streets of the beautiful city of Berlin. Bui we have with us the 
neighbors of Judge Thurman, both Republican and Democratic, who 
have known his daily life for many, many year-, who have seen and 
admired him as the husband, the lather, and grandfather, the citizen, 
the neighbor, and statesman. We have with u> civilian- and warriors, 
congressmen, senators, and governors. We have with us the young 
men with their ardor and strength, the old men with their recollec- 
tions and tradition- from the day- of Jefferson and .lark-on: and \\<- 

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have with us thai other man. who completes the American triumvirate 
of Democratic Presidents, who has done more than any other Ameri- 
can to instill in the hearts of the people an appreciation of the sacred- 
nessand holiness of the oath of public office: that man. who not only 
proved that he would rather be right than President, but who, as 
President, has been brave enough and strong enough to rule in behalf 
of the whole people, and not of a party or class. 

Neither the Queen of England, the Emperor of Germany, nor the 
Czar of all the Russias, nor the kings of kings, the emperors of emper- 
ors, the czars of czan — the American peoph — can confer upon him 
official place towering higher than his ability and his merits. Words 
need not he multiplied, t here is no language so expressive of his honor 
as his own namt — Grover Cleveland. Such, Judge Thurman. is the 
presence and (he dignity of the hour. 

Many a political club has been organized to advertise and aggran- 
dize some individual man. but ours was founded, less than four years 
ago, making use of your name, without your consent or knowledge; 
founded after you had retired from public life, and founded tor the 
purpose of fostering, advancing, and idolizing in the hearts of our 
people the safe principles of good citizenship that have moulded your 
life lor half a century, that have made you, not the leader and law 
giver of the twelve tribes of Israel, hut the Moses of all the tribes of 
the Democracy; for your inspiration it was that led the children of 
the Democracy out of a hopeless wilderness of confusion and defeat 
into a fair, open land of prosperity and success. 

The members of the Thurman ''luh believe in the saying: "Old 
men for counsel, young men for war." and the example of your long 
life is the counsel inscribed upon their banners, and the enthusiasm 
and ambition of their young blood will never run slow until they have 
seen the colors of pure Democracy unfurled upon every height of the 
American continent. 

Men may linger in the presence of the paintings in the Louvre, or 
stand mute before the living marble of the Venus de Milo, or remain 
with uncovered heads of devotion amid the majestic columns of Notre 
Dame, or humbly how the head entranced at the tomb of Napoleon, 
commemorating little less than supernatural ability, but there is no 
painting equal to the sentiment of an honest heart, no sculpture equal 

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to the chiseling of an lionesl face, no cathedral architecture equal to 
the architecture of an honesl man, no tomb so enduring as the immor 
ality of an honesl soul. 

The spirit of Aristides the Just will remain longer than the city 
of Alliens, the judicial integrity of Brutus will outlive the eternal city 
of Rome, the persistent and faithful statesmanship of Bismarck will 
survive the family of the Hohenzollern, and the warm hearted, whole 
souled devotion to the cause of the poor of England and the suffei ing 
of Ireland will lay the foundation of Gladstone's memon deeper than 

the foundations of the Tower of 1 Ion, am! a- long a- there is a 

Democratic heart beating in the breasl of an American there will lie 
immortality for the name of Thurman. 

There i- no flattery here, 'the thousand men before you represent 
the fathers and mothers, the -on- and daughters of the American 

republic. Many of these men. wearing tl mblems of high station, 

have made pilgrimages of hundreds of mile- to do you honor, and the 
vocabulary of a Shakspeare could not he flattery to night. 

Gentlemen, if our enthusiasm seems great, bear in mind we are 
in the presence of heroic character; we are beholding the sunset <>f a 
life that i- dropping low upon the western horizon, going down in a 
splendor and magnificence that would have Keen to,, much honor for 
a Napoleon or a Caesar. 

And now once more lei me repeal the echo that comes from every 
hillside and cove, from ocean to ocean : 

" A rarer spirit ne\ er 
Did steer humanity : " 
"He, only, in a genera] honest thought 

And common g I to all, made ear of them. 

Hi- lit, u:,- gentle; ami the elements 
So mixed in him, that nature might stand up 
A ii" 1 say to all tin- world: This i- a man! 
This is the noblest Roman of them all'" 

Gentlemen, allow me to introduce to you one who -can-el- 
an introduction Hon. Joseph II. Outhwaite, Toasl Master of the 
e\ ening. 

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HON. JOSEPH H. OUTHWAITE, 

toast Master of the Evening 

"If is, my fellow citizens, a strange, beautiful and magnificent 
sight to see such a multitude of men gathered together, not from one 
State alone, bul from every region of this greatest of republics, to 
honor the natal day of an old man. a simple, private citizen. His 
neighbors are here, and many distinguished men who have traveled 
days from distant States, arc here to rejoice with him that he has had 
great length of days among us. and to wish that he may be with us 
still into the dawning of another century. A lawyer of distinction, a 
law-giver whose learning and wisdom is impressed upon the jurispru- 
dence of his Slate for all time to come, a law-maker in both Houses of 
Congress, whose work there was of the highest statesmanship, a 
political leader of unswerving devotion to principle, with conscience 
and with courage and unflagging zeal ; pure in privat e life, his integrity 
and fidelity in all his relations with his I'ellowmen were never ques- 
tioned. Yearly lias his good influence strengthened and his fair fame 
extended. Now his name is almost a household word upon the lips of 
millions of the people. It is inscribed high upon the roll of our good, 
our great, our noblf — I had almost said 'noblest among the noble ' — 
yet withal a plain, modest, everyday gentleman. Those of us who 
know him the best, love him the best. To the health, long life, ami 
long continued happiness of 'Our Guest.'" 



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"(Dur (guest." 



BY ALLEN G. THURMAN 



.Mk. President and Fellow Citizens — I am not here to-night to 
make an elaborate speech. I am here to express in a few sentences 
my heartfell appreciation of (lie honor you have so kindly seen fit to 
do me; to thank with my whole soul my neighbors, my fellow-citizens 
of Ohio, and the distinguished gentlemen from other States for their 
mark of friendship and esteem. I am here, al the age of 77. to repeat 
my testimony, so often given, of my confidence in the beneficent 
effects of Tree institutions and my firm belief of their duration on this 
continent and their gradual but certain extension over other and lamer 
portions of the globe. 1 hope thai it is not presumptious in me to say 
that I think thai I have some of the necessary qualifications of a wit- 
ness on the subject. Short as my life has Keen, in comparison wit h 
the lives of nations, it has been long enough for me to see my native 
land, under free institutions, increase in population more than seven 
told, in wealth in a tar. very far. greater degree, in extent of territory 
more than double its area, in the general well-being ami prosperity of 
its people and in their educational advantages and religious privileges 
without a rival in the world; while its magnificent works of internal 
improvement, its wonderful agriculture, its ureal mines and manufac- 
tures, and its marvelous means of communication, the creations of 
science and skill, surpass anything before known by the human race. 
And in the same seventy-seven years the constitution of nearly every 
government in Europe has been ameliorated by the introduction of 
more liberal principles. Central and South America have become a 
congeries of republics, Canada and Australia are substantially repub- 
lics without the name and even in the far East oriental Japan becomes 
more free and liberal with each revolving year. And more marvelous 
yet. light s e em> to he breaking over benighted Africa and men of a 

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sanguine and philosophic disposition are predicting, without exciting 
ridicule, her redemption from her barbaric sleep of centuries. In a 
word, freedom seems to be gradually circumnavigating the globe, and, 
proud thought for us. the polar star of the navigator is our own repub- 
lic of the United States. What I have said may seem to some like 
extravagant optimism — if so. I have only to reply thai I have always 
preferred optimism to pessimism and common sense to both, and that 
I don't think thai in what I have said I have departed from Hie teach- 
ings of my guide. 

My friends, it is seventy one years since, al six years of age, I 
became a citizen of Ohio, and 1 have been one of her citizens from 
thai day to this; and I will no doubt remain one of her people until I 
shall be laid in my final resting place on earth under her sod. It would 
be t lie performance of a grateful duty on my part to speak of the 
uniform kindness that I have received from boyhood to old age from 
the people of this State, of the honors they have conferred upon me 
beyond my deserts, of t he numerous and dear friends I have made and 
whose attachment can never be forgotten for a moment or remembered 
without emotion, of I he distinguished men of Ohio whom I have seen 
and with many of whom I was intimately acquainted, and of the just 
pride with which 1 have witnessed the wonderful growth of the State 
until her name is known and commands respect throughout the whole 
civilized world. But Ohio is the theme upon which you will hear from 
your distinguished Governor and no one is better qualified to do justice 
lo it than he. I shall, therefore, confine myself to a few personal 
reminiscences, which, if they serve no other purpose, will prove to you 
that it is an old, old man whom you honor so highly to-night. My 
friends, I can say what probably no other man in this great audience 
can say. that I have seen ami talked with the first Governor of our 
Siaii-. Edward Tiffin, that accomplished and most meritorious man and 
patriot; that I well knew by sight yourtirst United States Senator and 
subsequent Governor, Thomas Worthington, one of the founders of 
Ohio: that 1 have seen Jeremiah Morrow, your long-honored Governor 
and Senator; that I was in my youth acquainted, I might almost say 
intimately acquainted, with that distinguished pioneer, brave soldier 
and experienced legislator, General Duncan MeArthur; 1 was private 
secretary to that grand old man. Governor Robert Lucas, whose mem 



ory will ever be cherished by those who knew him; thai 1 knew Jacob 
Burnet, whose name is inseparably connected with the historj of our 
State; thai I have seen General William Henry Harrison and have 
heard him speak, and permit me to say thai he was one of the mosl 
effective speakers I have ever heard; thai when I was bul a young 
member of the bar I had the good fortune to be honored by the friend 
ship of Calvin Pease, Peter Hitchcock, Ebenezer Lane, Reuben Wood, 
Frederick Grim ke, John C. Wright, Mathew Burchard and others of 
the old judges of our Supreme Court; and became intimately 
acquainted with thai galaxy of great lawyers thai adorned the bar of 
the State. Ewing, Tappan, Scott, Vinton, Swayne, the Swans. Ham- 

m 1. Nathaniel Wright, Storer, Fox, V. Worthington, Crane, Odlin, 

Mason, Reed, Caldwell, Hamer, Brazee, Irvin, William Stanbery, Henrj 
Stanbery, .Fames R. Stanbery, Stillwell, Searle, < roddard, Joseph < fids, 
Peck, Sherlock, Andrews, Ranney, Douglass, Sill. Massie, and manj 
others whom I would like to name were it not that to do so would 
seem like writing a history of the Ohio bar, a theme that belongs to 
our distinguished friend, lion. R. A. Harrison. I'.ut there are two 
names that I have mentioned about which 1 would like to saj a lew 
words, Thomas Ewing — who that ever saw him can forge) him? It 
was my happy privilege to he intimately acquainted with him for 
many years, and though, tor a long time, we differed widely in political 
opinions, and each of us advocated his own with warmth and persist 
ency, .vet such a difference never for one moment chilled, much less 
destroyed, the friendship that had sprung up between us. And now, 
when he is beyond the reach of flattery, and I am loo old to Halter any 
one, I speak my honest sentiments when I say that in all the elements 
that create a great character, I think his name i- entitled to stand in 
the front 'ranks of America's ureal men. I now leave the dead and 
come down to the living. For forty years I have been a devoted friend 
of Rufus P. Ranney, ami I firmly believe that he ha- been mine. It 
may. therefore, be permitted to me to say that of all the greal lawyers 
I have ever known no one ever seemed to me to he so happily <a m<t i 
tuted I'm' the office of a judge as Rufus P. Ranney. With the quick 
ness of apprehension almost supernatural, with the power of analysis 
that Pascal mighl have envied, with an integrity that never for a 
moment was or could be brought into doubt, with a courage thai never 



permitted him to (ear to do what lie believed to be right, with an 
industry that brought all his greal qualities into successful operation, 
and with a mind cultivated beyond the sphere of his profession, he is, 

in the eyes of those who know him as 1 know him, a man of whom 
Ohio is and ever will lie most justly proud. He is a star in her firma- 
ment that will never be blotted out. Before I conclude there is one 
statement that I feel it my duty to make. In one of our town papers 
a lew days ago I saw my name suggested as that of a proper candidate 
lor the Presidency or Nice Presidency in 1892. I regretted very nnitdi 
to see the suggestion, for, appearing in a paper known to be very 
friendly to me and published in the place of my residence, it might 
naturally be suspected by strangers that it was inspired, or at least 
approved, by me. But such was not the fact. 1 had no idea that such 
a suggestion would be made until 1 saw it in this paper. My friends, 
let me say to you in all sincerity and without the least mental reserva- 
tion, that I am not. nor shall I ever again be, a candidate lor ollice. I 
have been sufficiently honored by ray party and neither ask nor desire 
any further honor than continued friendship anil good will. Gentle- 
men, I have said enough; more, indeed, than I expected to say. Once 
more let me return you my sincerest thanks. You have gladdened the 
heart and brightened the footsteps of an old man. your devoted friend, 
in his descent of the hill of life, when he has almost reached its foot. 
May < lod bless you all. is his earnest prayer. 

Toast Master Outhwaite, in introducing Ex-President Cleve- 
land, said : 

"Gentlemen — In 'Our Guest' for the evening, we have had a 
fine exemplification of the product of citizenship in America. There 
is here this evening an American citizen, esteemed of all men, regard- 
less of party, who has come here by invitation of the Thurman Club, 
but who has come gladly, to participate in commemorating and 
honoring the anniversary of the birth of his dear friend, and who is, 
himself, as line an exemplar of that which we may most proudly claim 
is the highest of American citizenship — a Chief Magistrate — who, 
having led his parly forward as far as he could, submitted gracefully 
to defeat, and cheerfully left his high ollice and joined the ranks of 
the laborers of this country, to be again a toiler with them. The next 
toast is 'Citizenship in America.' You call for the respondent." 

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£ittrensfyip in Ctmerica." 



BY GROVEfl CLEVELAND. 



Mn. President \m> Gentlemen — 1 follow the promptings of a 
heart full of devotion and veneration, as I tender from the Democracy 
of the great Stale of New York, her tribute of affection for the man 
whom we honor to-night. I am commissioned to claim for my State 
her full share of the glory which lias been shed upon the American 
name and character, by one whose career and example cannot be 
pre-empted and whose renown cannot be limited in ownership to the 
neighbors and friends of any locality. We contest every exclusive 
pretension to liis fame and greatness, because lie is a neighbor to all 
the people of the land: because he is the friend of all who love their 
country; because his career splendidly illustrates the best and 
strongest elements of our national character; and because his example 
belongs to all his countrymen. 

It is fitting that those who have faith in our destiny as a nation, 
who believe that there are noble things which belong distinctively to 
our character as a people and who prize at its true worth pure Ameri- 
can citizenship, should gather here to-night. It i- given us to contem- 
plate the highest statesmanship, the most unyielding ami disinterested 
devotion to the interests of the people, and the most valuable achieve- 
ments in the cause of our country's welfare, all of which have been 
stimulated and accomplished through the influence and impulse of 
true, unperverted, sturdy Americanism. We rejoice in the example 
afforded us on this occasion of genuine American citizenship, revealed 
to u- a- a safe and infallible interpreter of duty in all the emergencies 
of a long and honorable public career, and as an unfailing guide to 
usefulness and fame. 

In this presence and in the atmosphere of these reflections, we 
should not miss the lesson they commend to us. nor fail to renew 
our appreciation of the value of this citizenship, and revive our appre 
hen-ion of the sentiments and condition- in which it ha- its rise and 
growth. 



And first of all we should be profoundly grateful thai the elements 
which make up the strength and vigor of American citizenship, are 
so naturally related to our situation and are so simple. The intrigues 
of monarchy which taint the individual character of the subject; the 
splendor which dazzles the popular eye and distracts the attention 
from abuses and -lilies discontent : the schemes of conquest and selfish 
aggrandizemenl which make a selfish people, have no legitimate place 
in our national life. Here the plain people of the land are the rulers. 
Their investiture of power is only accompanied with the conditions 
that they should love their country, that they should jealously guard 
and protect its interests and fair lame, and that all the intelligence 
with which they are endowed should he devoted lo an understanding 
of its needs and the promotion of its welfare. 

These are the elements of American citizenship, and these are the 
conditions upon which our free institutions were entrusted to our 
people, in lull reliance, at the beginning and for all time to come, 
upon American manhood, consecrated by the highesl and purest 
patriotism. 

A country broad and new. to he subdued to the purposes of man's 
existence, and promising vast and independent resources, and a people 
intelligently understanding the value of a free nation and holding fast 
to an intense affection for its history and its heroes, have had much to 
do with moulding our American character and giving it hardihood and 
vigor. But it never should be forgotten that the influence which. 
more than all other things, has made our people safe depositaries of 
governmental power and which has furnished the surest guaranty of 
the strength and perpetuity of the republic, has its source in the 
American home. Here our patriotism is born and entwines itself with 
the growth of filial love, and here our children are taught the story of 
our freedom and independence. But above all. here in the bracing 
and wholesome atmosphere of uncomplaining frugality and economy, 
the mental and moral attributes of our people have been firmly knit 
and invigorated. Never could it be said of any country so truly as of 
ours, that the permanency of its institutions depends upon ils homes. 

J have spoken of frugality and economy as important factors in 
American life. I find no fault with the accumulation of weajth, and 
am glad to see energy and enterprise receive their fail- reward. But 

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r believe thai our governmenl in it- natural integrity, is exactly suited 
Id a frugal and economical people; and I believe il is safest in the 
hands of those who have been made strong and self-relianl in their 
citizenship, by sell' denial and by the surroundings <>f an enforced 
economy. Thrift and careful watchfulness < > t expenditure among the 
people lend to secure a thrifty government; and cheap ami careful 
living mi t he pari of individuals ought to enforce economy in the 
public expenditure. 

When, therefore, men in high places of trust, charged with the 
responsibility of making and executing our laws, nol only condemn 
but flippantly deride cheapness and economy within the homes of our 
people, and when the expenditures of the government arc reckless 
and wasteful, we may he -nre thai something is wrong with us. and 
thai a condition exists which calls for a vigorous and resentful defence 
(if Americanism, by every man worthy to he called an American 
citizen. 

Upon the question of cheapness ami economy, whether it relates 
lo individuals or to the operations of tin- government, the Democratic 
party, true to it- creed and it- traditions, will unalterably remain 
attached to our plain and frugal people. They are especiallj entitled 
to the watchful care and protection of their government : and when 
they are borne down with burdens greater than they can hear, and are 
made the objects of scorn by hard taskmasters, we will not leave their 
side. A- the greal German reformer. Insisting upon his religious 
convictions, in the presence of hi- accuser- exclaimed, "I can do 
naught else. Here I -land. God help me." so, however much others 
may mock and deride cheapness and the poor and frugal men and 
women of our land, we will stand forth in defense of their simple 
Americanism defiantlj proclaiming, "We can do naught else. Here 
we stand." 

Thus when the question i- raised whether our people -hall have 

the necessaries of life at a cheaper rate, we are not ashamed to confess 
ourselves "in full sympathy with the demand for cheaper coats ; " and 
we are not disturbed by the hint that this seems "necessarily to 
involve a cheaper man or woman under the coat-. 

When the promoter of a party measure which invades every home 
in the land with higher price- declares thai "cheap and nastj go 
together, and this whole system of cheap things is a badge of povertj ; 



for cheap merchandize means cheap men, and cheap men mean a 
cheap country," we indignantly repudiate such an interpretation of 
American sentiment. 

And when another one, high in party councils, who has become 
notorious as the advocate of a contrivance 'to perpetuate partisan 
supremacy by outrageous interference with the suffrage, announces 
that "the cry for cheapness is un-American," we scornfully reply that 
his speech does not indicate the slightesl conception of true Amer- 
icanism. 

I will not refer to other utterances of like import from similar 
sources. 1 content myself with recalling the most prominent and 
significant. The wonder is thai these things were addressed by Amer- 
icans to Americans. 

What was the occasion of these condemnations of cheapness, and 
what had honest American men and women done, or what were they 
likely to do that they should he threatened with the epithets "cheap," 
" nasty,'* and " un-American ?" 

It is hard to speak patiently as we answer these questions. Step 
by step a vast number of our people had been led on, following blindly 
in the path of party. They had been tilled with hate and sectional 
prejudice; they had been cajoled with misrepresentations and false 
promises; they had been corrupted with money and by appeals to 
their selfishness. All these things led up to their final betrayal to 
satisfy the demands of those who had supplied the fund for their 
corruption. 

This betrayal was palpable: and it was impossible to deny or con- 
ceal the fact that the pretended relief tendered to the people in fulfill- 
ment of a promise to lighten the burdens of their life, made by the 
party entrusted with the government, was but a scheme to pay the 
debts incurred by the purchase of party success, while it further 
increased the impoverishment of the masses. 

The people were at last aroused and demanded an explanation. 
They had been taught for one hundred years that in the distribution of 
benefits their government should be administered with equality and 
justice. They had learned that wealth was not indispensable to 
respectability, and that it did not entitle its possessors to especial 
government favors. Humble men with scanty incomes had been 
encouraged by the influence and the spirit of our institutions, to prac- 

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tice economy and frugality to the end thai they mighl enjoy to the 
utmost the rewards of their toil. The influence of the American home 
was siill aboul them. In their simplicity they knew nothing of a new 
dispensation which made cheapness disreputable, and they Mill loved 
the cheap coats of Lincoln and ( rarfield, and hundreds of (heir country- 
men whom they held in veneration. And thus these unsophisticated 
Americans, unconscious of their wrong doing, demanded the redemp- 
tion of party pledges and clamored for cheapness, in order that they 
mighl provide the necessaries and comforts of life for themselves and 
their families at the lowesl possible cost. 

The leaders of the party, which were caughl in the act of robbery 
and which was arraigned by the people lor a violation of its trust, were 
forced by their sad predicament to a desperate expedient. To attempt 
reverse the current of true Americanism and discredit the most honor- 
able sentiments belonging to American manhood, were the disgraceful 
tasks of those who insulted our people by the announcement of the 
doctrine that to desire cheapness was to love mistiness, and to practice 
economy and frugality was un-American. 

Thus do we plainly see that when the path pointed out by patriot 
ism and American citizenship is forsaken by a party in power, for 
schemes of selfishness and lor unscrupulous conspiracies for partisan 
success, its course inevitably leads to unjust favoritism, neglecl of the 
interest of the masses, entire perversion of the mission of Republican 
institutions, and. in some form, to the mosl impudent and outrageous 
insult to true American sentiment. 

It cannot he denied that political events in the past have gone far 
toward encouraging arroganl party assumption. Every thoughtful and 
patriotic man has at times been disappointed and depressed by the 
apparent indifference and demoralization of the people. 

Bui such reflections have no place in the felicitations of tonight. 
This is a time when faith in our countrymen should he fully re-estab- 
lished. The noise of a recent political revolution is still heard 
throughout the land; the people have just demonstrated that there is 
a point beyond which they cannot he led by blind partisanship, and 
that they are quite competent to examine and correctly decide political 
questions concerning their rights and their welfare. They have 
unmercifully resented every attack upon true American manhood, and 
have taught party leaders that though slow to anger, they take terrible 
revenges when betrayed. They permit us to forgive our honored guesl 



for all the cheap coats he has ever worn, for they have declared them 
to be in fashion. They have also decreed that the decalogue has a 
place in our politics, for they have enforced the command "Thou shall 
not steal," and have rendered an emphatic verdict against those who 
have borne false witness. 

Nothing could so well accompany the honors we pay our distin- 
guished guest as the celebration on his birthday of the victory which 
has just been achieved in vindication of American citizenship — for in 
him we honor the man who has best illustrated true American man 
hood. Our rejoicing and his are increased, as we also celebrate to-night 
the triumph of a Democratic principle for which he fought and fell but 
two short years ago; and to complete our joy and his we are permitted 
to indulge in true Democratic enthusiasm over the steadfastness and 
devotion to its creed exhibited by our party, which, knowing no dis- 
couragement, has fought to victory in the people's cause. 

Who can now doubt our countrymen's appreciation of that trait, 
so well illustrated in the character of Allen G. Thurman, which 
prompted him throughout his long career, at all times and in all cir- 
cumstances, and without regard to personal consequences, to do the 
tilings which his conscience and judgment approved, and which seemed 
to him to he in the interests of his country and in accordance with his 
Democratic faith? Who can now doubt that conscience and courage 
point out the way to public duty? 

If we entertain more solemn thoughts on this occasion, let them 
lie concerning the responsibility which awaits us as our fellow-country- 
men place in our keeping their hopes and their trust. We shall fail in 
our obligation to them if we -title conscience and duty by ignoble par- 
tisanship; but we shall meet every patriotic expectation if. in all we 
do. we follow the guidauce of true and honest Democracy, illumined 
by the light of genuine American citizenship. 

Toast Master CM th\a aite, introducing Hon. Thomas Ewing, said: 
••Our illustrious guest, in speaking of the magnificenl men that 
Ohio has produced, alluded to one whom he placed as the peer of any 
man in this country in his great mental ability. It is now my pleasure 
to call upon the illustrious son of that illustrious sire to respond to one 
of the toasts of this evening. The next toast is ' The Democratic Party 
in Relation to Future Public Economy.' and I call upon a son of Ohio 
who happens to he temporarily in the State of New York, hut for 
whose return we have longing expectations.' 1 



" Q.l]c Democratic party 
in delation to future public (Economy. 



BY GENERAL THOMAS EWING. 



Mr. Chairman — This is an auspicious, inspiring, patriotic occasion. 
From every quarter of the republic representative Democrats assemble 
here to-nighl to honor Judge Thurman, one of the wisest and best of 
American statesmen, and to rejoice with him at the cyclone which has 
struck our friends, the enemy. In honoring him we do homage to the 
persona] and civic virtues he typifies. His name will stand forever in 
our annals for purity of lite, judicial fairness, forensic talent and devo- 
tion to Democratic principles. Bis temperate and kindly character and 
the place he holds in the hearts of the people, without distinction of 
party, forbid partisan rancor here. Hut it were a tame outcome of this 
conspicuous assemblage if we had not much to say of the greal politi- 
cal hattles which lie before the Democracy and in which it will look to 
his counsel and his illustrious career lor guidance and inspiration. 

A century of struggle over great constitutional questions has left 
none of commanding importance unsettled. Bui there are other issues 
of almost equal moment which are now on the political anvil. or about 
to lie put there. I am asked to speak of some of these 1 1 notions which 
relate to the sources from which the state and national governments 
should draw their revenues — on what and on whom the burdens of 
taxation should fall. 

The end of the war marked the birth of a new industrial era, when 
the genius of the American people grasped the forces of nature ami 
turned them to the myriad Use- of man. I!ul our splendid develop 
ment has been accompanied by an aggregation of capital in industrial 
pursuits which has merged into a tew mammoth corporations the busi- 

:il 



ness of thousands of small manufacturers and traders: has concen- 
trated hundreds of railways into a dozen great systems; has massed 
the ownership of the greater part of the coal, iron, oil, and gas fields, 
and the facilities for supplying cities and towns with transportation, 
power, water, and light, so as to multiply great fortunes and absorb 
little ones, to an extent and with a rapidity never seen in the world 
before. These powers are wielded by corporations created by the 
people, and subject to their control. But they often make politics 
part of their business, and by corrupt influences not only prevent 
legislation hurtful to themselves, but obtain legislation hurtful to their 
masters — the people. So that, notwithstanding the cheapening of 
production through applied science and art. and the consequent 
improvement in the living facilities of the people, these vast powers 
are rapidly multiplying millionaires and destroying the industrial 
independence of the masses. As Democrats in the broadest sense — 
as part of the great body of American thinkers and actors on whose 
fidelity to Democratic principles depends very largely the welfare of 
the people — we must check this evil tendency so far as the means lie 
within the legitimate powers of the States and the Republic. 

How can we check it ' We would not legislate to lessen or sup- 
press t lie splendid enterprise of our great captains of industry. But 
we would have the State and National governments lay their tremen- 
dous tax burdens on accumulated wealth and not on tin- living of the 
people. Our taxes, local and national, aggregate over $800,000,000 
per year — a sum almost equal to the whole annual increase of prop- 
erty which, after deducting the living expenses of the people and 
taxe*. is commonly estimated at a thousand millions. To put the 
enormous tax burden on the wealth instead of on the labor of the 
country will wrong no man. check no industry, and tend strongly to a 
wholesome and just distribution of the annual net increase which labor 
and capital combined produce. 

To effect this the tariff on salt and sugar and the internal revenue 
tax on tobacco should he utterly abolished, as was the tariff on tea 
and coffee soon after the war. They are all per capita taxes, falling 
on rich and poor alike, and are therefore alien and hostile to the spirit 
of our government. The internal revenue tax on tobacco is peculiarly 
objectionable and oppressive, as it falls largely on farmers, who, con- 

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sidered as laborers, get fhe sraailesl return for their work, and consid- 
ered as capitalists gel the least return for their investment, of any 
class in the United States. 

We must go back, too, to a rational tarifl policy. No such tariff 
as McKinley's was ever dreamed of before the war by the wildesl 
visionary. It is protection run mad. Hamilton and Jefferson, wide 
as the poles asunder on most political questions, agreed aboul the 
tariff. The two great parlies they founded, and their successors down 
to this day, have accepted the principle of a tariff for revenue with 
incidental protection — differing only in the extenl of protection. The 
contention of the Democracy has always been — nol for Tree trade — 
but to extend this indirect help only to such industries as reallj need 
it. and to reduce it to the minimum consistent with the diversification 

and preservation of home industrh so that the people may have 

the benefit of competition between home and foreign producer- when 
ever prices rise above fair and living rates in the American markets. 
That is all the aid the workingman in protected industries can get. no 
matter how high the tarifl be put : lor hi- wane- cannot rise beyond 
the general level of wane- of the far more numerous and equally apt 
and intelligent laborers in unprotected industries. The Republican 
parly has qow thrown to the winds the principle of a tariff for revenue 
with incidental protection a- recognized by both parties from the foun- 
dation of the government. It has enacted a tariff for protection only. 
making duties designedly prohibitory — thereby checking exchanges 
with other nation-, ami leaving 63,000,000 of consumers to he plun- 
dered by the protected manufacturers, who will a- tar as possible hold 
prices just below the level of the tariff wall. 

The federal income and inheritance taxes, which were repealed by 
the Republican party a few years alter tin- war. should be. and I 
believe will be restored by the Democracy. They should be imposed 
in raising revenue by both slate and federal governments. Such taxes 
are levied and successfully collected in Great Britain, Germany, and 
Switzerland, supplying a large portion of their public revenues. They 
yielded the United State- about $60,000,000 'per annum. Small 
incomes and inheritances should be wholly exempt; and the per 
cent, of tax should be graduated so as to increase with the amount of 
the inheritance or income. Such taxes are consistent with natural 

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equity. They interfere with no industries; lift burdens from labor, 
and tend to check the evil tendency to concentration of wealth. 

Aside from the influence of Federal and State taxation, we must 
look to the states to check this phenomenal accumulation of wealth in 
the hands of the few. Their powers cover almost the whole range of 
affairs which fall within the scope of government. To them the cor- 
porations owe their existence, franchises and duties. Charges of rail- 
way companies, and those also of the corporations which furnish street 
railways, water, light, and power in towns and cities should be so reg- 
ulated by the states as to rescue the masses from undue exactions. 
Philadelphia now saves $1,900,000 annually to her citizens by owning 
and operating her gas works. Wheeling saves her people ratably much 
more. In England about a third of the cities and boroughs furnish 
light at small charge to their people. In Germany about a half. The 
charges of gas by private corporations in both countries are lixed at 
very low rates by law. By the exercise of unquestionable powers by 
the States, such drains on the wealth of the people by private corpora- 
tions ought to be greatly reduced. 

The degradation of the masses in the older countries, which men 
who affect to fear governments by the people blame on Providence, is 
largely attributable to tricks of taxation by which the ruling classes 
prey on the people. There the masses are helpless. Here they are 
supreme. God intended the dominion of man over nature to result in 
lightening human burdens and diffusing human happiness. The alarm- 
ing fact that in this government by the people our splendid industrial 
development is not bettering the general condition of the masses, but 
is building up a money aristocracy, demands the application of all the 
political remedies we possess. 

The Democratic party was formed by and for the people. It 
believes in their ability and their divine right to rule. It is not a 
seeker of political nostrums, but is not afraid to combat new evils by 
use of legitimate powers of government. The issues and prejudices 
which grew out of the war have long blinded the people to the infidel- 
ity of the Republican party to their interests. But the awakening has 
come at last; and from every quarter of the heavens we yet hear the 
reverberations of that thunder which, on November 4th, rolled from 
the White mountains to the Sierras. 

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Ii was t lit* rebuke of the Republican party for its recklessness and 
folly; for its repudiation of a quarter of a century of promises to 
reduce the war tariff; for its barbaric rudeness in trampling on the 
rights of t he minority and the immemorial usages of the House of 
Representatives, and for its already half-executed design to again 
organize a political hell in the South. It is the people's answer to Mr. 
Reed's threat that the Republican party would do the voting, counting 
and returning. It is their answer to Mr. McKinley's denunciation of 
the demand for cheap goods. It is their rebuke of the spoilsmen who 
liny seats in cabinets and forgel that there is a God in Israel. It is 
the answer to Mr. Blaine's assertion at South Bend that the people of 
the United States want more protection. He can now gracefully with- 
draw his quasi-support of the McKinley act on the ground that he 
misunderstood the people. 

fellow-Democrats! The stupendous victory we now rejoice over 
was won. not by our wisdom, hut by the reckless and unreasoning vio- 
lence of our adversaries. May we hold and extend our victory by good 
sense and moderation. 



*:, 



Toast Master Outhwaite, in introducing Ex-Senatob McDonald, 
of Indiana, said : 

"It was in the Senate of the United States that our distinguished 
guest made his most effective and patriotic fight to sustain the rights 
of tlie people and the principles of free government. While he was 
in thai eminent body there stood beside him a Lieutenant from the 

State of Indiana. I now have the pleasure of calling upon that Lieu- 
tenant to respond to the toast 'The Senate." Let me introduce Hon 
Joseph E. McDonald.*' 



dbe Senate." 



BY HON JOSEPH E. MCDONALD. 



Mr, President, and Gentlemen of the Thurman Club — Ii was 
not until the eleventh hour that 1 found myself in a position to accept 
your invitation to be present on this occasion: and nothing hut my 
strong desire to join with you in doing honor to your honored guest. 
induced me to send so late an acceptance. It was not in my mind, at 
the time of sending my acceptance, that 1 would be called upon to 
speak to any sentiment ; and I find myself illy prepared to do justice 
to the subject you have assigned to me; but, assuming that on an 
occasion like this you would prefer that your speakers would not be 
tedious or prolix, I hope you will accept my brief response with due 
allowances for its imperfections. 

The Senate: A "Cot \<n, of Elders," may be regarded as one ol 
the earliest as well ;h the most important governmental agencies; 
sometimes, as in the early days of the Roman Republic, exercising 
almost supreme power: at other-, being the efficient counsellor and 
advisor of the Sovereign; and again, as in the degenerate days of the 
Roman Empire, the willing tool of the Emperor. 

In the frame work of the government of the United States the 
Senate Kecame an indispensable factor. In its constituent form, it 
represents the political entity and sovereignty of the Stales, its mem 
her- being selected by the highest political organization known to the 
state-, and no Siate can lie deprived of its equal representation in the 
Senate without its consent. A- an integral part of the government of 

the United State-, it form- the con :ting link between the several 

co-ordinate branches. In it. in connection with the House of Repre 
-entative-. i- vested the legislative powers, Certain executive powers 
can only Ik- exercised by and with it- consent ami advice, as in the 
making of treaties, and in the nomination and appointment of public 
officers, while it po--e--e- the side power to try impeachments. A 
body representing such high interests, ami clothed with such import- 

:s; 



anl powers, would naturally draw to it the most distinguished men of 
the country. And such, it may he said, has been the general character 
of the Senate since the organization of our government. 

In the first Congress a majority of the members of the Senate had 

sat in the Convention that framed the Constitution of the United 
States; but, as for many years after the formation of the government, 
the sessions of the Senate, both legislative and executive, were with 
closed doors, less is known of its proceedings and the deflates that took 
place within it, than of the House of Representatives, yet enough is 
known to disclose the fact that many of the most important measures 
which gave tone and strength and form to our institutions, either 
originated in the Senate, or received important amendments in that 
body. But until its legislative proceedings were conducted with open 
doors, the more ambitious ot our statesmen seem to have preferred the 
popular branch of the National Assembly. 

It is not my purpose, however, to undertake to trace even in out- 
line the history of the Senate. I shall speak more particularly of that 
body, and the chief members who composed it, from personal know] 
edge. When I first looked in upon the Chamber in which it sat, I had 
just been elected a member of the House of Representatives of the 
Thirty-first Congress, representing a districl in Indiana. I was the 
youngest member of either branch, being under thirty years of age at 
the time of my election. At that time, it is safe to say. that the Senate 
of the Tinted States was the most illustrious body of men in the 
world. Chief among them were Mr. Webster. Mr. Clay. Mr. Calhoun, 
Mr. Benton, Mr. Cass, Mr. Douglas, and many others who, though not 
so prominent at that time, became afterwards very distinguished, as 
Mr. Seward and Mr. Chase. In the events of that most important 
-i--inn I was more of a looker on than an actor. The all absorbing 
question was the slavery issue, which had reached a point in our affairs 
when the gravest apprehensions were entertained that its final issue 
would be the disruption of the Union. In the exciting contest which 
took place over it, resulting in the passage of what were known as the 
Compromise Measures, the Senate took the lead. Mr. Clay was placed 
at the head of a Committee of Thirteen, and brought in promptly his 
Omnibus Bill, and for nine months the most exciting and perhaps the 
ablest debate was had over this bill that ever took place in that body. 
The contest between the friends and the opponents of the measure 

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reached fax beyond the Senate Chamber, and echoed and re-echoed 
throughout all the land. The hill was fiercely assailed by Mr. Benton 
with all the impetuosity of his nature, both on the ground of expedi- 
ency and its incongruity. 

( >n the 4th of March, 1850, Mr. Calhoun's lasl sp< h delivered in 

the Senate was read by Senator Mason, of Virginia, the author being 
able only to be present as a listener; in which the venerable and able 
statesman of South Carolina predicted the dissolution of the Union or 
civil war unless additional guarantee- were given to the institution of 
slavery by amendments to the Constitution. Before the close of the 
month the distinguished Southerner had passed away, expressing with 
his expiring breath his devotion to the Union and to the South, and 
believing with his whole heart thai he had been faithful to both. Three 
days later Mr. Webster delivered his grand speech in defense of the 
Union, in which he said "he took his stand upon the Constitution, and 
had no step to take backward;*' while Mr. Clay made his earnest 
appeals to his brother Senators and to his countrymen in behalf of the 
compromise measures, as the best means of soothing the public mind, 
and bringing about a fraternal feeling between all sections, so neces- 
sary to the public peace and welfare. In no part of his long and 
illustrious career, did this great man exhibit his high qualities as a 
leader of men more than on this occasion. Party lines seemed to have 
been forgotten, and Mr. Cass and Mr. Douglas and other great leaders 
of the Democratic party united under the leadership of Mr. Clay to 
press his pacific measures to a successful close. The compromise 
measures passed, as you all know, but the slavery question could not 
be settled by peaceful means, and later its extinction well nigh des- 
troyed our National Government. 

My next (dose acquaintance with the Senate began alter the War 
of the Rebellion was over, and when our government was slowly 
returning once more to the arts of peace. On the 4th of March. I<s7">. 
at the same time with your distinguished guest, I took the oath of 
office and became a member of that body; he at that time was just 
entering upon his second term. For six years I sat by his side, and 
was with him around the council table of the Judiciary Committee of 
which we were both member-, and two years of the time he was chair- 
man, tilling that important position with distinguished honor. It is 
not my purpose to speak generally of the many important measures 



thai engrossed the attention of the Senate during those six years. It 
is enough to say thai a Presidential succession was passed on by the 
novel expedienl known as the Electoral Commission by which the 
popular will was set aside. As the leader of Lis party in the Senate 
during that eventful period. Senator Thurman won the admiration of 
his friends, and the respect of his political opponents, and inspired his 
party everywhere with courage and confidence in the future; and the 
appellation of the"01d Roman " bestowed upon him by his friends, 
hut accords with Ihe popular verdict, and marks the high rank he had 
taken in that illustrious body, which is still in the meridian of its use- 
fulness. 

There is one feature of the Senate that ought not to be forgotten, 
and that U the social relations which its members hear to each other; 
their long continued association on committees in the Senate Chamber 
and in the social circle, in generous friendships thai pass far beyond the 
party lines, and outlast their relations to each other as Senators. In 
this respect, no member of the Senate was ever more fortunate than 
your distinguished guest; and it is safe to say. that there is not one of 
all the Senators now alive who served with him. who would not will- 
ingly he present on this occasion to testify to their high appreciation of 
him. But Mr. President, and gentlemen, the scene we witness on this 
occasion is a striking evidence of the fact that Allen G. Thurman, the 
private citizen, whose life has been stainless and whose career has been 
glorio it-, is a more striking figure than Senator Thurman in the zenith 
of his power; and thai the highest type of American citizenship can 
receive no additional lustre from official life, and we of Indiana, the 
younger sister of Ohio, who have united with citizens of more than 
half of the States of the Union in paying this homage to personal 
worth, feel that we honor ourselves by honoring him. 

Toast Master Outhwaite, introducing Hon. R. A. Harrison, said: 
" In the course of his remarks, this evening, Mr. Thurman alluded 
to several of the illustrious lights of 'The Early Ohio Bar.' We have 
here present a gentleman who. though not one of the elders, yet, from 
pure love ol his profession, has studied the history and. in the early 
days, was familiar with the men who rendered the Ohio bar, at an 
early day, the admiration of a continent. To him has been assigned 
the task of responding to the toast, 'The Early Ohio Bar'— Hon. 
R. A. Harrison." 40 



<ri]c (Early (Dt^io Bar." 



BY HON. R. A. HARRISON 



The accomplished lawyer, the finished, forcible orator, the learned 
and profound judge, the eminent senator, the broad-minded, enlight- 
ened, sagacious, upright, spotless statesman, the public man whose 
principle of ad inn lias always been to acl right and trust to tht people 
for support— the life-long, straight, nndeviating Democrat of the 
noblest and highest type — the magnanimous, ever-faithful private 
citizen — the instructive gentleman of the old school, of warm attach 

ments, fond of his home, his friends, and his I ks, considerate of ' the 

rights and feelings of his associates, courteous to all, charitable tow ards 
the frailties of all. a welcome and honored guest wherever he has 
gon< — whose seventj seventh anniversary citizens of < )hio irrespective 
of political party filiations, with citizens of many sister Stales, cele- 
brate to-night, and whose life is happily prolonged many years beyond 
the common limit of human existence, with his luminous mind 
undimmed, and his interest in public affairs and his enjoyment of the 
pleasure of life undiminished., and whose voice, as we have heard with 
delight to night, still has the ring of youth — entered upon his illustri- 
ous career as a member of "The Early Ohio Bar." 

His possession, in an unusual degree, of the personal qualities and 
traits of character which al once attract attention and inspire confi- 
dence — his great power of patient and persistent investigation, thor 
oughly digesting and making available for use his accumulation of 
knowledge — his prompt instinct of the substance of principles and 
affairs — the keenness of his power of analysis and at the same time 
the strength of his power of generalization — his great readiness and 
skill in the use of every weapon of honorable forensic warfare — his 
sterling integrity — his self-reliance and independence of character — 
and his striking personality — quickly gave him high rank in his 

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chosen profession, and a large practice throughout Southern Ohio, and 
placed him on the Supreme Bench of this State, with the universal 
approval and acclaim of the Bar, when he had been a practicing 
lawyer only sixteen years. 

Among the second generation of "The Early Ohio Bar," Allen G. 
Thurman was universally recognized as a leader. In order to fully 
appreciate this fact, it should be remembered that there were giants in 
those days, and a good many of them. The fame of many of Judge 
Thurman's colleagues at "The Early Ohio Bar," both as lawyers and 
as statesmen, was as broad as the country. Their careers somewhat 
influenced the course of his career. The names of some of them 
became as familiar as household words in every American home. 
Among his contemporaries may be mentioned Thomas Ewing, William 
Allen, Thomas Oorwin. Thomas L. Hamer, Samuel F. Vinton, Thomas 
Morris, Charles Hammond, Benjamin Tappan, Henry Stanbery, Sal- 
mon P. Chase, Benjamin F. Leonard, George E. Pugh, Thomas Scott, 
Robert C. Schenck, William Creighton, Rufus P. Ranney, Noah H. 
Swayne, (one of Judge Thurman's law preceptors), Morrison R. Waite. 
Stanley Matthews, Benjamin F. Wade, John Sherman, George H. 
Pendleton, William S. Groesbeck, Aaron F. Perry, William Denni- 
son, Jr., Hocking H. Hunter, Joseph Olds, Sherlock J. Andrews, Wells 
A. Hutchins, Edwin M. Stanton, Sampson Mason, William Johnston, 
Peter Odlin, William Kennon. Joseph R. Swan. Phineas B.Wilcox. 
Charles B. Goddard, William A. Rogers, John W. Andrews, John T. 
Brasee, Henry B. Payne, George Hoadly. Nelson Barrere, Clement L. 
Vallandingham, James H. Thompson, Bellamy Storer, Charles Fox, 
Nathaniel Wright, William Y. Gholson, William V. Peck, Oscar F. 
Moore, Richard Stilwell, and Alfred S. Dickey. 

Is there any State in the Union that has ever had a Bar of greater 
men, cither as lawyers or statesmen, than the Bar of which Judge 
Thurman was one of the most conspicuous members? 

Of the members of the Bar who knew Judge Thurman as a young 
man, nearly all have passed to the final reward of their well spent 
lives. Hut a kind Providence permits a few of us who survive to grasp 
him by the hand to-night, and to rejoice with exceeding joy that the 
closing years of our intimate life long associate and friend, are pro- 
longed, serene, happy, glorious. True, we know he has not received 






the great prize which was believed to be in store for him, to-wit: the 
highest seal in the American political synagogue But we also know 
thai the attainment of thai prize was m>i and is nut essential either to 
his happiness or his lasting honesl lame. The failure of Daniel Web 
ster to gain the Presidency of the United States, broke his heart and 
shortened his life. .Mien G.Thurman has shown himself to be, in this 
regard, a wiser political philosopher than the "god like Daniel." That 
thoughl leads to the suggestion, thai had the immense powers and 
patronage of the Federal Governmenl ever been placed in Judge 
Thurman's keeping, his large political experience, his thorough knowl 
edge and accurate judgmenl of men. and his never-failing common 
sense and tact, would have carried him safely through even the peri- 
lous upheaval and conflict of the victors for the spoils whenever a 
change of National Administration lakes place. True, he may not he 
endowed with the extraordinary patience, and forbearing, and immova- 
bility of Ex- Presidenl Cleveland, whose presence honors us. and whose 
crowning glory i^ his moral courage and his fidelity to cardinal princi- 
ples of public policy, rejecting or discarding temporary expedients 
when inconsistent with or repuguant to such principles. But the 
expressed opinion of our Hero, which I iruess had its source in the 
kindness of his heart, to the effect that "the Boys" ought to have a 
chance to warm their toes after having been kept out in the cold. 
would have allayed the embarrassing ami perplexing scruples. lie 
also had the fa*culty, when driven to the wall, of putting a final quietus 
upon a disagreeable or embarrassing affair, in genuiue-< reneral-Jackson- 
style, by the emphatic lmt judicious use of a few compound-adjectives 
not found in the vocabulary of sacred writers. No public man has 
shown more tact, or skill, or wisdom, in keeping his grip on the party 
machine while wielding political power, in a statesmanlike way. to 
promote the welfare of the whole people. He is too sagacious not to 
have discovered, long since, that it will not do to allow the party- 
machine to run without the guidance and restraint of the judicious. 
and of those who regard tlie public welfare as above every other con 
sideration. If otherwise run. the machine will either explode or be 
"ditched" by the strong hand of the sovereign people. 

"The Early Ohio Bar" was coeval with the original constitution 
of the State, which was adopted in 1802 and remained in force, unal- 

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tered, for half a century. The pioneers of that bar were natives of 
Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, New York, New 
Jersey, and of the New England States. "The Old Dominion" not 
only made the magnificent gift of the vast and rich and fruitful North- 
west Territory, of the eastern part of which the State of Ohio was 
formed, but she also contributed many of the most stalwart, enterpris- 
ing, energetic, intelligent and cultured of her sons and daughters, who 
took up their permanent abodes in the wilderness. Among these 
early settlers were well equipped lawyers. But they were not mere 
lawyers. They wen' men of varied attainments, and the necessities of 
the situation called upon them to perform varied functions in civil and 
moral affairs. They have studied the organic structure and practical 
workings of Democratic representative governments, and were thor- 
oughly imbued with the spirit of human liberty and of free govern- 
ment. They together with many of the very best sons and daughters 
of the other State-, came hither not merely to "grow up with the 
country,' 1 but to found another powerful, prosperious. happy, free 
American < iommonwealth. 

'l'lie diversity of origin of "The Early Ohio Bar." coupled with 
the peculiar circumstances ami conditions of the new country, made 
them liberal-minded, self-reliant, strong men in every way. Upon 
their settlement here, they divested themselves of the provincialisms 
(if the places of their nativity, and emancipated themselves from nar- 
row views and local prejudices. Distinctions of birth were obliterated. 
The sons of Virginia and the suns of the New England and of the 
Middle States here mutually agreed with each other to form themselves 
into a free and independent State, by the name of the State of Ohio, 
for admission into the Federal Union upon an equal footing with the 
original States and to ordain and establish a constitution or form of 
government, in order to establish justice, promote the welfare and 
secure the blessing of liberty to themselves and their posterity. 

'fhe pioneer lawyers were the most active, influential and numer- 
ous public men of the new States; in laying her foundations they 
displayed knowledge and wisdom like unto that of the father- who 
constructed the Federal Union. — a Union of free and equal, as well as 
indestructible, State-. 



The aci of Congress authorizing the people to form a State Go^ 
eminent was approved April 30, 1802. A convention to frame the 
constitution assembled at Chillicothe i afterward the home of Judge 
Thunnan for thirty-four years), on the lirst of November, 1802. In 
less than thirty days they adopted a constitution, and on Febuary 19, 
1803. Ohio became a member of the Federal Union. This organic 
law. although it was trained in a tew day-, was the handiwork of law- 
yers and statesmen so wise and so thoroughly versed in and profoundly 
imbued with the fundamental principles upon which democratic rep 
resentative governments must be founded, and who had such an accur- 
ate and comprehensive knowledge of the condition and want- of the 
people, and such a true and complete forecast of their future progress 
and needs, thai no suggestion of a revision of it was made until after 
half a century had elapsed. It- trainers knew ami avoided the danger 
nf descending in specific legislation in forming a written constitution 
for a free people. This constitution enumerated and guaranteed the 
reserved and inviolable rights of the people. It provided for a distri- 
bution of the powers conferred, and defined and limited them. It 
provided that no property qualification should In- necessary to the 
exercise of the righl to vote. Property, as such, was not represented 
in the Legislature, or regarded in any way in the distribution of power. 
The white male population was the sole basis of representation. No 
member of Congress, and no person holding office under the United 
States, could lie a member of the Legislature. All elections were 
required to he by ballot. The complete right of the people, as the 
original source of power, to alter, reform or abolish their government, 
was declared. Unwarrantable searches and seizures were prohibited. 
Prisoners were required to he treated humanely. The liberty of the 
press and freedom of speech were guaranteed. Imprisonment for debl 
was restricted to cases of fraud. The righl of the people to instrucl 
their representatives, and to hear arm- lor the defense of themselves 
and the State, was declared. The granting of hereditary privileges, 
and the imposition of poll taxes, were inhibited. This was a model 
form of State government. The statemanshjp of the pioneer lawyers, 
and their sound radical political principles, shine in every line of il. 

The provisions of this constitution were carried into effect by the 
enactment of a system of law- founded upon the most comprehensive 

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and soundest principles of .jurisprudence and of right. The acts for 
the commission of which any person could be either imprisoned or 
fined, were specifically defined by statute. Every legislative act drawn 
by the early lawyers, is a model of perspicuity and brevity. Hardly 
any of them ever required judicial construction or interpretation. 
Since the early lawyers ceased to mold and direct the Legislation of 
Ohio, very few of the legislative acts which have been passed can be 
understood until the courts discover. or think they have, through much 
tribulation, discovered their meaning. The early lawyers bestowed 
much patient thought upon the underlying principles of things, and 
then put their legislative enactments into the simplest forms and the 
best English. 

In the early history of Ohio, each judicial circuit was composed of 
many counties, and each county was large. The lawyers traveled with 
the President Judge of the circuit from county to county, on horse, 
over wretched roads, a great part of the year, with their papers and 
books in their "saddle- bags," and some of them not without "flasks" 
and " packs." They were often compelled to lodge two-in-a-bed; thus 
carrying into practice Blackstone's theory that the science of the law 
is of a sociable disposition. A session of a judicial court in a county 
was an event of interest to all the inhabitants thereof. It was largely 
attended by mere spectators. The lawyers were thereby stimulated 
to do their best, much more than they were by the pittances received 
from their clients. The elegant court-rooms of the present day, devoid 
of spectators, are by no means as favorable schools or theatres for 
advocacy and oratory as the primitive log court-houses, crowded with 
appreciative listeners. The early lawyers were noted for their mother 
wit, their knowledge of human nature, and their knowledge of the 
underlying principles of jurisprudence ami of right, and the facility 
and accuracy with which they applied them. They were active and 
influential politicians; and they sought the gratification of their ambi- 
tion by service in public life. In those times to render the State some 
service was regarded as houorable and praiseworthy as to have ren- 
dered service to the Nation. (Would thai tin- view were again 
adopted!) The early lawyers were not dwarfed by the barren little- 
ness of the profession when followed as mere trade. They were less 
anxious about fees than they were to win the applause and gain the 



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suffrages of their fellow-citizens. They practically illustrated the 
notion, which regards the fee of the lawyer as the offering of gratitude, 

not as the wages of labor, and thai a lawyer is the servanl of his fel- 
low-men Cor the attainment of justice; in which definition is expressed 
both the lowliness and the dignity of his calling. There were no 
stenographers in the times of the early lawyers. Trials were of short 
duration. The lawyers went straight to the material points in contro- 
versy, and the fray was soon ended. A trial was not a siege, but a 
short hand to hand contest. 

"The Early Ohio Bar'* cultivated a warm professional feeling, and 
their standard of professional integrity and honor was high. There 
were then no Bar Associations with disciplinary jurisdiction. None 
were needed. Professional ethics and professional honor were very 
rarely violated, and when violated the offender was at once completely 
ostracised by his brethren, and his occupation was gone. The free, and 
open, and fraternal, and honorable, character of the profession of the 
law, has never been better illustrated than it was by the "The Early 
Ohio Bar." 

Many of "The Early < >hio Bar" attained the highest national rep- 
utation as lawyers and statesmen. Nor were their reputations exclu- 
sively national, as somehow occasionally happens in these latter times. 
I knew, personally and well nearly every one of Judge Thurman's 
colleagues. But for want of time. I can speak of only two of them, 
who received the highest honor which can be conferred upon a lawyer; 
and of these I can say but a few words. Two of the Chief Justices of 
the United States, Salmon P. Chase and Morrison R. Waite, were 
members of "The Early Ohio Bar." Each increased the lustre of the 
name of Chief Justice. The former was among the most intellectual 
citizens of the republic, and would have been a greaf Chief Justice if 
he could have been induced, when the great seal was put into his keep 
ing, to fling away his ambition to lie President of the Tinted State-. 
which had for so many years disturbed hi- peace of mind. Waite was 
free from that drawback and every other. < 'ompletely severing himself 
from political party associations and aspirations, with singleness of 
purpose and unwearied assiduity, he assembled all hie powers and 
mental and moral resources, and devoted them, exclusively, to the 
exercise of the powers, and the discharge of the duties of the great 



office. Neither of his illustrious predecessors commanded more com- 
pletely the confidence and approbation of the Bar of the whole country. 
The moral side of the judicial nature was never more conspicuously 
exemplified than while he was Chief Justice. He was as intellectually 
honest and candid as he was morally honest. The former virtue is by 
no means as common as the latter. Marshall has received the dis- 
tinctive appellation of 'The Great Chief Justice." Waite is richly 
entitled to that of " The Hood Chief Justice." If Judge Thurman had 
rendered the people of Ohio and of the rest of the country no other 
service than that of bringing aboul the nomination of Chief Justice 
Waite. as he did by means of a conclusive word fitly spoken to Presi- 
dent Granl at the very moment when the choice was trembling in the 
balance, he would he richly entitled to their lasting gratitude. 

The time allotted me has expired. Grant me another minute. 
Nearly every one of the old familiar faces of "The Early Ohio Bar" 
is -one. When its last survivor shall, for the last time, take a retro- 
spect of the -rand men who have made the Bar illustrious in the 
annals of both State and Nation, no one of them will he reviewed by 
him with greater admiration, and reverence, and gratitude, and love, 
than he who is visited ami banqueted by his countrymen to-night, and 
whose character and virtues, and his public services, are thus com- 
memorated, and which should be cherished in the recollections of a 
grateful people, while they are preserved in the annals of his State 
and country. 



Toast Master Outhwaitk, in introducing Congressman W. C. P 
Breckenridge, of Kentucky, said: 

" In all ages eloquence has been the defender of Democracy. In 
all countries where Democracy has flourished oratory has flourished. 
We have here to-night a disciple of Democracy who is himself a pure 
orator and one whom this audience should delight to listen to. His 
text for this evening is ' Democracy in America.' " 



"Democracy in Ctmmca. 



BY HON W. C. P. BRECKENRIDGE. 



The fundamental truths of philosophy in all its departments musl 
necessarily be the same in all ages and among all peoples. The par- 
ticular form which principles assume and the applications made of 
them must be as diverse as time, occasion, and races differ. It i- often 
iliilirnlt to keep this distinction in view; not to confound the unchang 
ing abstracl principles with the constantly changing application of 
them to a given condition of affairs in a particular country at a pre- 
scribed time. 

It has always been true that God created man in Hi- own like 
ness; that from this tact necessarily resulted the truth that man. as 
man. was capable of self-government, ami was the equal of every 
other man, and therefore free; that man, organized into communities, 
ought to be equal; that the sole reason for the organization of society 
was the protection of its members in the inalienable rights which fol- 
low from freedom and equality. But the form of government ami its 
institutions depend upon the times, tin.' conditions and the peculiar 
character of the people by whom the form of government is to he 
used, and who are to live under those institutions. 

Democracy in the sense of abstracl principle is of universal truth. 
It has never been better expressed than in its Jeffersonian form in the 
declaration of independence. So long a- there is a human race, the 
primal postulate of all righl thinking concerning that race is. that it i- 
a free race, capable of self-government, because it is the creation of 
(iod in His own likeness. lint the particular form which governments 
may assume in any country is lamely a mallei- to lie decided by the 
conditions of time and circumstance. 

Democracy in America i- a growth, not a manufacture. It has 
developed naturally. While man as man i- capable of self-govern 

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merit, he must unite with other men and form communities; as he can 
best develop himself, so they, left alone, can best develop themselves. 
A.s each community knows best its own grievances, understands best 
its own burdens, appreciates most its own interest, so too, each com- 
munity best know- the remedies for the grievances, and what its con- 
dition requires. No intermeddling can result in aught but injury; no 
interference can produce good. These communities cannot isolate 
themselves from each other, for they have common interests and 
wants, which must be the subjects of consultation, negotiation, and 
agreement. Internal peace needs power to resist external attack, and 
so Mime form of union must be found. 

From these elementary necessities were developed our peculiar 
institutions. A free citizen, a local community possessed of autonomy, 
independence and sovereignty, a union of those communities into one 
republic charged with the common defense and granted limited federal 
powers which are beyond the domain of local and police powers — this 
constitutes the •' American experiment." It was the direct outgrowth 
of a true Democracy, and it ha- been preserved and must be guarded 
by a true Democracy. 

We must not confuse ourselves with the old division of forms of 
government; that a Democratic government means a government by 
the assembling of the people themselves together, and in -nidi a body 
passing laws and exercising sovereignty. A Democratic government is 
one which is based on the consent of the governed; where the powers 
have been delegated to all magistrates by previous consent of the citi- 
zens, and where those who exercise power do it in the name and by the 
authority of the people instead of in their own name and by their own 
authority. 

The Democratic party was the natural child of these principles 
and of our institutions. It is that a body of American citizens, believ- 
ing in the truths I have attempted to set out, have formed themselves 
into a political organization to preserve those institutions by adminis- 
tering the government and exercising the governmental powers thus 
created in that spirit. Such a party could only be formed upon the 
recognition of the equality of its members both as citizens and Demo- 
crats, and its first tenet would lie that in such a country there would 
be no privileged classes, that before the law. all men must be equal, 



and that under the law equal opportunity musl be afforded to every 
citizen. To this would be added that as all powers were granted pow- 
ers, lie who attempted to exercise any power mu>t find and exhibil the 
warrant for such claim ; that the limitations are equally as, if nol more, 
-acred than the grants contained therein: that a- to grants made by 
the citizens in their state constitutions, (lie powers exercised there 
under should lie solely for the interest of the State; and as to powers 
granted in the federal constitution, a- they were delegated by the peo 
pie of the states respectively, they musl he so exercised as to preserve 
on the one hand the autonomy and sovereignty of the States, and on 
the other the vigor and power of the Federal government. 

From these elementary tenets would flov a number of corollaries; 
that the burdens imposed by the expenses of the governmenl should be 
equally and impartially borne; that no tax should he exacted not 
necessary for the execution of the delegated power- and the proper 
administration of the law: that no other force be used than that of the 
law properly enacted and impartially administered, and that every 
State and section receive precisely the same protection. 

Such a party, holding such principles and applying them practi- 
cally to the conditions a- they arose in the progress of lime and the 
development of civilization, could offer to none any other bribe than 
that of good government, of security to his rights, of certainly to 
society, and a clean administration of the law. It would require an 
exactitude of account or carefulness of expenditure, and an economy 
in appropriation in exact proportion to it- belief in the equality of the 
citizens, and in it- devotioD to the development of the individual and 
of the community rather than of a splendid and imperial government. 
Such has heen its history. Not tree from blemishes, which must mark 
every human organization; not stainless in all it< act-, nor infallible in 
all its deed- : hut on the whole, and a- a general proposition, it- career 
ha- heen marked by devotion to the rights of the people a- freemen, 
to the autonomy of the State- a- Stale-, and to the preservation of the 
powers of the government according to the grants and limitations of 
the constitution. It ha- guarded carefully the honor of the flag in 
every part of the world, and has made secure, whenever it was in 
power. I he rights of the citizen on land and -ea. It- taxal ion ha- heen. 

as tar a- that can he d< under a government so complex, equal and 

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just, and in opposition with many defeats and long out of power it has 
yet kept before the American people, as the model after which their 
government should be formed, the type of a simple, economical, just, 
and impartial government. By that standard erected by it the people 
have measured administrations, and the revolts which, from time to 
time, have occurred during the last thirty years, againsl the party in 
power, have been because of their remembrance of and inspiration for 
such government as Democracy had furnished them, and might again 
give to the republic 

The election, whose victories we have not yet ceased to celebrate, 
was not so much a triumph of the Democratic party as of the Demo- 
cratic principles. It was not accomplished by Democratic votes alone, 
but by the votes of many thousands of Republicans, scattered from 
the Eastern seaboard to the loot of the Rocky Mountains and from the 
borders of Canada to the Gulf of Mexico, who do believe that good 
government is essential to the prosperity of the country; that force, in 
whatever form it may be attempted, is destructive of prosperity as 
well as of freedom; that exorbitant taxation of the common people for 
the benetit of the privileged few is iniquitous, and to harrow and 
oppress the weaker section is cruel and unwise. All these flow from 
our principles. Force shall not he used against the weaker State, not 
merely because it is cruel and unwise, but because il is obnoxious to 
the fundamental principles of the equality of States. The common 
people shall not be taxed for the benefit of the few, not only because 
it is harsh and unjust, but because it is in violation of the equality 
which the humbles! citizen has with (he highest. 'I'hc Democratic 
party, which is the immediate beneficiary of this victory, owes it to 
the American people, who are the real beneficiaries of it, to accept the 
victory in the spirit in which it has been won; undying hostility to 
unjust, unequal and tyrannical legislation: uncompromising enmity to 
every form of legislation which i- lor the benefit of private greed: an 
earnest and intense advocacy of the equality of the citizens and of the 
States. In a spirit of kindness, of moderation, of gravity, which such 
an enormous majority ought to create, the Democratic party must see 
to it that we exhibit to the world that we can exercise power with the 
same fidelity that we did patience and courage in the midst of defeat. 
Such a course is possible only under wise leadership. What has been 

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will be. With the time come the men. I do no1 doubl thai these 
principles find their concrete lite in many a man in America. When 
I recall the average type of American citizenship, produced under our 
institutions, I have profound confidence forthe future. When I recall 
the lite dl' the boy, born in a plain, hut God-fearing family, raised by 
the side of an open Bible, trained by a pious father and a Christian 
mother, early going out into the world to make his living, with indus- 
try, frugality and courage, entering into the contest of life, becoming 
a lawyer in a new community, and winning the confidence and affec- 
tion of that community, and tilling public positions of every grade, 
from the lowest to the highest, on the bench and in the Senate with 
conspicuous devotion; living a simple, pure, delightful life, furnishing 
an example of domestic purity, and giving to all young men who see 
him new courage and hope; in his old age, surrounded by those who 
have long known and always trusted and loved him; receiving the 
esteem and affection of his country and enjoying the confidence and 
respecl even of his adversaries, such a man as he in whose honor this 
banquel i> given, I cannot hut believe that he has left younger men 
like unto himself, even among those who sit around this table, who 
can take the burden of the day and the leadership of the conflict and 
give to the party, to whom he has been a faithful servant and a con- 
spicuous leader, victories in the future, even more glorious, more 
beneficent than those won in the past. 



Toast Master Outhwaite, in introducing Congressman William 
L. Wilson, of West Virginia, said : 

"Gentlemen — I now have t he honor of presenting to you another 
member of the minority in the present Congress of the United iStates, 
one who, with our distinguished friend from Kentucky, always stood 
in the fore-front of the battles for the principles, so beautifully and so 
ably presented to you to-night as the principles of the American 
Democracy. 1 now call upon Mr. Wilson, of West Virginia." 



"cLbc 1*701150 of Hepresen tattles." 



BY HON. WILLIAM L WILSON. 



Mr. « Jhairman — 1 shall take it for granted 1 hal the toasl to which 
I am invited to respond does not refer to any particular Bouse of Rep- 
resentatives, least of all to thai Bouse which the people have just 
made the victim of their furious, bul most discriminating anger. I 
shall treat it as referring generally to that branch of our federal legis- 
lature, which we sometimes, in language borrowed from another 
country, incorrectly call the " Lower ,; House of Congress, forgetting 
thai the chamber in which the American people appear by their 
immediate Representatives '-an. in no just or constitutional sense, be a 
subordinate one. 

In the general structure of our federal government, buill bj the 
union of sovereign Stale-, the people act through servants chosen by 
gome intermediate system of election. In the House of Representa- 
tives they act by those whom they choose themselves, -elected from 
their own rank- and commissioned for a briet and definite term of 
service. Here. then, alone, we find representative government in its 
primary and full manifestal ion. To an American citizen, and especially 
to a citizen trained in the political faith of our venerated guest, and 
to most of us here to-night, the House of Representative- must ever, 
lor this reason, lie at all time- a center of intensesl interest ; of inter 
e-i a- a fundamental part of our constitutional system, where the 
workings of thai system appear in their most open and striking exhi 
bition and, of scarcely less interest, a - a mirror of the sentiments, the 
temper, and the political intelligence of a ureal people, struggling 
with the momentous task of self-government. Let me presenl the 
House for a moment in each of these aspects, li i- one of the serious 
questions of our daj whether the people'- branch of Congress ha- kept 
pace with the growth of our country and with the demand- for legisla 



Hon that growth has brought with it. We began with a House of 
sixty-nine members, representing less than four millions of people, 
chiefly engaged in one pursuit — agriculture. We have to-day a House 
of three hundred and thirty-two members, representing sixty-three 
million people, engaged in every branch of profitable industry, and 
steadily massing into large cities. The great industrial revolution of 
the past quarter of a century has evoked novel and gigantic agencies 
of production and transportation that bring novel and difficult ques- 
tions for governments to deal with. It is declared by some thoughtful 
observers that despite the fact that Congress due- not possess general 
legislative powers, but only delegated powers in a limited field, and 
despite the fact that unlike the House of Commons, after which it was 
modeled, and the popular branches of parliamentary governments 
generally, our House has no executive functions, it is proving unequal 
to the burdens cast upon it and is gradually losing it> efficiency as a 
law-making body — and this both in quantity and the quality of its 
work. This is a grave assertion and challenges grave attention. 
Undoubtedly the number of bills passed compared with the number 
of bills introduced is growing smaller, but this does not necessarily 
imply that our annual volume of statutes is too small. The real and 
serious inquiry is. does the House deal with the questions it should 
deal with and in an intelligent, statesmanlike manner? To meet its 
growing demand for legislation the House ha- developed its well- 
known system of standing committees, each in a certain sense a petty 
House, where bills are considered and matured for the enactment of 
the House itself. Necessity and experience have also built up a 
system of rules, against which there is much clamor, but which are as 
indispensable to its guidance as the levees that hold the current of the 
Mississippi river or the steel rails that guide the locomotive. .Nothing 
more helpless could be imagined than the House of Representatives 
of to-day expatiating in the general field of legislation, unfettered by 
a rigid system of rules. The main idea of the House rules, next to the 
orderly conduct of business, is to make it easy for the House to do 
rhose things which must be done, or the wheels of government will 
stop, and increasingly difficult to do anything else. What then do we 
see? The House, where the people are immediately represented, 
ceasing to be an arena of free and earnest debate, where wise laws 



emerge from the direct collision <>l clashing arguments, and growing 
into .'in enacting body, a mere voting assembly on the work prepared 
for it within the lurked doors of the committee rooms, and it is nol 
alone the House in its collective capacity that is losing efficiency. 
Individual members are so burdened with labors not belonging to the 
representative office, but which ao member can or dare refuse to per 
form, that but a small pari of thou- time and thought ran be given to 
their duties as law makers. So true is all this that it may be said. I 
believe, with .justice, that there is no greal legislative chamber in the 
world today where there is so much blind voting as in our House ol 
Representatives. Such are the difficulties with which the House is 
struggling to-day. I low -hall we remove them' A- usual there are 
those who point out the ever-ready, short cut from the open, and at 
times, boisterous sea of freedom to the haven ol' arbitrary power. We 
are told by those controlling the present House of Representatives 
that it must abdicate iis traditional function as a deliberative body, 
and content itself with being hereafter a mere enacting council. This 
means the substitution of a committee of rides for a system of rules. 
This means that the Speaker of the House, with two partj associates 
chosen by himself, shall decide what measures shall he considered, 
what amendments shall lie offered to them and what debate -hall lie 
had upon them. Such a degradation of the House would In- a confes 
sion ol' the failure of representative government in its mosl important 
branch, the law-making power. It i- of the definition of free govern- 
ment that a people make their own law- by their own Representatives 
after free, adequate, and open discussion; otherwise, those laws 
become mere legislative decrees. I need not say that this is not the 

Dei iratic idea of relief. We are trained to prefer even stormy 

liberty to sluggish despotism. For us the duty of statesmanship i- to 
reform, not to destroy : to establish and widen liberty, nol to narrow 
and undermine it. Our plan would not be a retreat. Inn an advance. 
The House should he emancipated from it- swelling calendar of private 
hills, where ii- hopeless inefficiency is a denial of justice and a temp- 
tation to dishonesty. Individual members of the House -I Id be 

emancipated from that greal ma— of private business which both cus 
torn and the necessities ol constituents cast upon them. These 
reforms, accomplished by a healthy application of Democratic princi- 



pies, will greatly lessen the demand for public legislation. Let Con- 
gress keep within the unquestioned held of its constitutional legisla- 
tion, reserving to the States unimpaired control over those matters 
of domestic concern with which alone they have the right and compe- 
tency to deal. Moreover, lei us never forget that there are barriers 
which mi government has the right to invade, and which free govern- 
ment especially exists to preserve and defend. This would he the 
Democratic method of retrieving the efficiency of the House of repre- 
sentatives in our constitutional system. It would save the representa- 
tives of the people from serving a master; place law and not a man 
in the Speaker's chair; and insure better laws by insuring more time 
and care in their enactment. This is reform, not revolution, progress 
toward the goal of free government, not ignominious retreat beneath 
the shelter of arbitrary power. 

But, Mr. Chairman, I must nut dwell on this subject. Its import- 
ance is greater than its interest for us to-night. Let me (dose with 
a hasty glance at the House of Representatives in the second aspect 
alluded to. 

In other parliamentary governments, such a revolution as that of 
last week would work an immediate change of administration. Such 
is not the theory or the workings of our government, but the House is 
none the less with us than its counterparts elsewhere, the best and 
must authoritative pulse of popular sentiment, the gauge of the wishes, 
the intelligence and the capacity of the people. 

The American people, Mr. Chairman, have undertaken to work 
mil for themselves a destiny to which few other people have ever 
aspired and which no other people have ever accomplished. Other 
nations have been great in war, great in wealth, great in .jurisprudence, 
in literature, and art. We are trying to be great in freedom, rightly 
believing that if we can attain and preserve this greatness, all other 
things will be added unto us. But we deceive ourselves if we imagine 
that free government is an easy thing to maintain. All history 
emphasizes the truth that it is of all forms of government the most 
complex, the most difficult, the most dependent on the rare and sur- 
passing virtue in the people. If we succeed, when all others have 
failed, it will be because we bring to the task a full comprehension ol 

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its greatness and thai training which is our richest heritage of our 
liberty-loving ancestors. 

Free government, let us remember, is not made to order by 
charters or declarations. It cannot be established by laws or constitu 
tions, written or unwritten. Of all things human its growth is slowest, 
for it comes only by molding through successive generations into the 
very stamina of a people the great truths out of which liberty comes 
and by which liberty is preserved and transmitted. 

Lei us always remember the true foundation of our Democratic 
faith: that freedom does not have its abiding [dace in any form of 
government, hut only in the breasts of a people themselves. A tree 
people anywhere will make a tree government. No mere form of 
government can anywhere make a tree people. 



Toast Master Outhwaite, in introducing: Congressman William 
M. Springer, of Illinois, said: 

"Gentlemen — There are two toasts which have been omitted, 
and I will state to you that the sixth was omitted because the gentle- 
man who was to respond to it was unavoidably detained, by circum- 
stances over which he had no control whatever. The toast was 'The 
Young Democracy. 1 The man who was to respond to it is a fair exem- 
plar of youth, vim. vigor and victory. Calvin S. Brice, of Ohio. The 
next toast, the seventh, was 'The American Statesman." and it had 
been our expectation, and we should have realized that expectation, had 
not sickness prevented the coming of a man to respond to that toast. 
•The American Statesman,' to have a full and pure ami virtuous 
example of what the American statesman is to-day, in the person of 
John <J. < 'arlisle. of Kentucky. 

■■The next toast, the tenth, was to have been responded to by Mr. 
Henry Watterson, who could not come, and at the very last hour, since 
we have seated ourselves at this table, I have pressed into the service 
a gentleman who will respond to that toast, who belongs to the sup- 
pressed minority in the present House of Representatives, but nobody 
who was ever there, can say that he was ever suppressed by the gen- 
tleman who sat in the chair. I allude to the Hon. William M. Springer, 
of Illinois." 



<It?e press." 



BY HON. WILLIAM M. SPRINGER. 



My Fellow-Citizens — I did not ex peel to be called upon to 
respond to any toast upon this occasion, and much less to the one 
which lias been suggested by Mr. Outhwaite. But 1 desire, in very 
brief words, to call attention to one of the greal results which has 
been brought about by the press of this country. We owe the press 
much, and on this occasion we are indebted to the press fur the fad 
that the people of the United State- have at last readied the conclu- 
sion that they understand what i- meant by a protective tariff. Mr. 
McKinley said a few day.- ago, in an interview, that the reason these 
elections had gone against the Republican party was that the people 
did not understand hi- hill. The fact of it is. the reason why these 
elections have gone against the Republican party is that the people 
did understand his bill; and the reason that they understood it i- that 
they have read the newspapers. The press of the country informed 
the people what the McKinley hill was. The result i- one hundred 
and fifty-four majority in the next House of Representatives. There 
will he other result- to follow. Thai press will guide that majority to 
wise, economical and patriotic legislation. Our enemies need not con 
sole themselves with the "reflection that the House of Representatives 
of the Llld Congress will commit hara-kiri. They will pursue the 
constitutional methods of our fathers in legislation, and will restore 
the people's House to its deliberative character. The press will not 
only guide us in that body to wise legislation, but it will point the 
way to victory for the Democratic party in 1892. We need not go 
beyond this banquet hall to find a leader I'm- thai contest. We have 
the men and we have the measure-. The people understand it. and in 
November, 1892, we will read in the press that over thirty five State- 
in the Union have cast their electoral votes for the nominees of the 
Democratic party. For thi- result, we are indebted to the press of the 
country more than to any other agency, and, therefore. I can say in 
conclusion, that the press needs no eulogj from me. It speaks for 
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Toast Master Ofthwaite. in introducing Hon. Dos M. Dickih 
son, of Michigan, said : 

"Gentlemen — We have present with us one of the courageous 
leaders of the Democracy, one who has always struck an effective 
blow, who has never faltered, who has always been to the front, and 
who comes to you to congratulate you that his State, heretofore a 
Republican one, has been and is redeemed. The toast is 'The Democ- 
racy of the Future.' 1 call upon a man who will be there as a part of 
the Democracy. y 



" (Ibc democracy of the future." 



BY HON DON M. DICKINSON 



It is the common story of public men, and of men of affairs, and 
of worker- of all kinds, that the journey of life, take it for all in all, is 
a weary one. 1ml that the way does not all lie through a dreary and 
barren land. Ai restful stages the toiling pilgrim comes to green 
meadows, fair (lowers and bright waters and he ^dps thence refreshed 
and gladdened. 

We have met here at one of these stages, and it is a sweet ami 
pleasant thing to gather about the venerable master we love so well, 
and lay upon his gray hairs the hays of victory, won tor those princi 
pic- of free government, which we learned at his feci. 

Michigan. Democratic Michigan, still panoplied in the armor of 
the great contest, salutes you. sir. and call- down t he blessings of heaven 
on your revered head. Fifteen minute- are assigned me to -peak of 
the future Democratic party. 

Bui the duty of the Democratic party of the future is to keep 
sacred the ark of the ancient covenant of Democracy: to protect, to 
defend and to teach with the beautifying lessons the principle- of the 
fathers of the party living and dead, and the applications of those 
principles to the progress of events, to change of conditions and their 
safeguards against new danger. The tendency since the war has been 
steadily toward the elimination of the individual and individual rights 
and to substitute tin- aggregation, the collective ami the corporate. 

Some one has extravagantly -aid. hut in prophetic expression of 
the result of this tendency if unchecked, that we arc becoming a gov 
eminent of corporations, for corporations, and by corporal ion-. 

The prototype- of the two greal parties hail their genesis from the 
tirsl human society that was formed, and these have always divided the 
Stale: first, the greal body of the people who oughl to govern and 

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provide for themselves the highesl attainable blessings for the greatest 
number; and second, the lew who seek to add to their rightful and 
proper average of material wealth and power at the expense of their 
fellows, with the object of subsisting without labor from revolutionary 
subversion from the divine command that man shall earn his bread in 
the sweat of his brow : in other words, that all the brotherhood of man 
shall be producers. 

The few have obtained power by the more intelligent use of force 
in early history and by the intelligent use of fraud in the latter days — 
fraud thai is sometimes legalized, but nevertheless fraud. Usurpations 
in seasons of apathy, by deceiving people into sustaining robbery oi 
themselves, by false teachings ami by the slander of honest leaders. 
Ill-gained power through legislation comes, and with it the power to 
take without consideration, as was taken the wealth of the producer in 
the old time kingly grants and by the old time feudal robberies. 

A distinguished orator of Ohio has beautifully said that America 
is the "Messiah of the Nations.'* The hope that this Messiah shall not 
lie laid hold of and brought low. the hope of the republic lies in this 
familiar creed of the Democratic party, taught by the true apostles of 
American liberty. We believe in the intelligence and honesty of the 
American people. We believe that the sole end of legislation should 
be the greatest good to the greatest number. We believe that the 
management of all domestic a 'fairs should be left to the Stales, ami in 
home rule in the subordinate governments within the States. We 
believe that there is no sovereignty except in the people, and that the 
general government should keep its hands off the elective franchise. 
We believe there is no power in the legislative branch of the gen 
oral government save such as has been or shall lie expressly delegated 
lo the Congress by the Constitution. We believe that the power to 
tax cannot be delegated to favored individuals or classes and that no 
public treasure or public domain should be granted away in subsidies 
or bounties or without consideration moving to all the people of the 
United States. With this faith, and because of this faith, the Demo- 
cratic party does not die, but survives defeat, contumely, and even the 
penalty of grave mistakes. The great honest masses of the Repub- 
lican parly are coming to believe, as they reflect on the causes of its 
survival, that the Democratic' party will not and should not die. 



The prejudice engendered by the course of our party in standing 
by the constitutional rights of the States after the moral sense of the 
country and of the world demanded a revolution thai should throw out 
from our organism the evil of slavery — thai flare and ilaw in the 
otherwise clear crystal of our American system — drove good citizens 
who should be with us into the opposition, ami later into a blind sup 
porl of the dangerous doctrines of the leaders of the Republican party. 
This and the irritations following the war. cunningly manipulated, have 
kepi such men there arrayed againsl us when on the ureal questions of 
difference between the parties, the essential life of the republic would 

have gone on! with thee plete overthrow of the Democratic party. 

The nation with a big X ami the moneyed aristocracy have 1. ecu I he aim 
of the leaders of the opposition. The old Hamiltonian scheme has made 
some progress, ami it ha- Keen checked none too soon. In the brief 
space of their lease of power, almosl in one night of the nation'- life, 
there has -prune, up the unhealthy fungus growth of mere wealth ami 
non- producers. How deep should he the gratitude of this people to the 
leaders of that great party, who, defying the temptations and allure 
ments of power al the hands of the dominant party, and undismayed 
defeat, have stood manfully forth ami rallied again and yet again for 
tin- battle when our banners have again and again gone down '. Emer- 
son lias said. "There are men who rise refreshed on hearing a threat; 
men to whom a crisis, which intimidates ami paralyzes the majority — 
demanding not the faculties of prudence and thrill: but comprehen 
sion. immovableness, the readiness of sacrific< — comes graceful and 

and beloved a- a bride." Napol i -aid to one of his marshals that he 

was not himself until the battle began to go againsl him: then, when 
the dead began to fall in ranks around him. awoke his power, and he 
put on terror and victory as a robe. " A man of such character i- 
appointed l>y Almighty God to -land for a fad — invincibly persuaded 
of that fad in himself before he i- appointed by t he people to represent 
them, so that the most confident and violent persons learn thai there 
is resistance, on which both imprudence and terror are wasted, namely, 
faith in a fact." 

The greatesl danger to Ire.- government, as it is to religion, is 
formalism. Becoming accustomed to phrases expressive of funda 
mental truths es-ential to salvation, they listen to the trite tenets with 

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no responsive heart, with no thought of their meaning, or with Imt an 
intellectual and sensual admiration of the poetry of expression and 
the beauty of the altar. That man, who. without consideration, by 
force or by legislation, is compelled to give his fellow-citizens, under 
the law, a part of his earnings, is to that extent a slave. The Dem- 
ocratic party today has made the trite axiom, "Eternal vigilance is 
the price of liberty," a part of the ritual of its faith; quickened it out 
of formalism into the living truth, and written a new meaning over 
the door of every home in the land. Its propagandism will teach it as 
a lesson in every -day life, of as close application to the living as the 
solving of the problem of how to get bread. The representatives of 
evil in the Republican party, intrenched in power, have shown their 
contempt of the intelligence of the masses by their McKinley bills, by 
their force bills, their demonetization schemes and the like; their con- 
tempt of their honesty by organizing treasuries for the purchase of 
voters. In their insolence, they have as surely said to the people, as 
did Louis, the Magnificent: "The state! We are the state." The 
response has come home as surelj as it came to the throne of France; 
feeble, as yet. hut growing in volume; "Down with the state, and 
down with all government." 

It is time that the Democratic party should say to these extremes, 
which are meeting in a common cause for the destruction of our insti- 
tutions, "Hands oil' the guarantees of the Constitution of the United 
States; hands off the Messiah of the nations." But we now know, as 
we believed, in our invincible faith in the people, that a great popular 
movement cannot be purchased and cannot be falsely led. Here and 
now. with the glory of a great victory shining upon us and in the glow 
of i Mir aftermath, truly, with malice toward none and with charity for 
all, we join in thanksgiving for the salvation of the right. 

"Our fathers' God, from out whose hand 

The centuries fall like grains of sand, 
We meet to-day, united, free, 
Ami loyal to our laud ami Thee, 
To thank Thee fur the era done 
Ami trust Thee for the opening one " 



Toast Master Oithwaite. at the conclusion of Mr. Dickinson'? 
address, said: 

"Gentlemen — At this guest-table there is one vacant chair. I rise 
to express the profund regret that every gentleman here must feel at 
the absence of t lie gentleman who should have filled thai chair. He is 

detained at home by illness and by the express direction of his physi- 
cian. He has entertained our distinguished guesl from New York, and 
he lias been in full sympathy with this grand ovation to "the noblesl 
Roman of them all.' 1 know that nothing would have delighted him 
more than to have been here to have responded to the toast • Ohio,' 
Ids native State. And Ohio may well be proud of this son. He went 
early into the service to defend hi> country. He has always been 
found defending the rights of men. He was elected as a Democratic 
Governor and he has been a Democratic Governor of the State of Ohio. 
He is one of those men who feel that when position is entrusted to 
him, when high honor is placed in his hands, when the destinies of his 
State are for the time committed to his trust, that there is but one line 
and that is the line of duty. Therefore with you. fellow citizens, 
expressing the regret that Governor Campbell is absent and unable to 
respond to the toast of the great State of Ohio, I will ask you simply to 
drink to the State of Ohio withoul response from any one but your own 
hearts. And now. gentlemen, this ends the regular programme. There 
are eminent gentlemen here present and if you are in mind to call 
upon them to respond to any toast whatever of a Democratic nature. 1 
am sure you can have wit. eloquence, and poesy to your hearts' 
content." 



"CD 15 Homart" Banquet (Committees 



£f}e Ctiurman £lub. tttttt . 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 

Johh J. Lentz, Chairman. 

Calvin S. Price, 
Frank C. Eaton, 
James Watson, 

John (4. Dun, Jr.. 



Ralph Lazarus, 
Dudley A. Filler, 
Edward Denmead, 
Lincoln Fritter, 



J AMES' KlLBOURNE, 



J. Howard Galbraith. 



COMMITTEE ON INVITATIONS. 

Calvin S. Price, Chairman. 

James E. Campbell, Jos. H. Outhwaite, E. L. Hinman, 

S. S. Kicklv, P. II. Bruck. 



COMMITTEE ON FINANCE. 

Frank C. Eaton. Chairman. 



Henry Pausch, 

Geo. W. Dun, 



D. A. Wright, 
J no. T. Gale. 



COMMITTEE ON TOASTS. 

James Watson, Chairman. 

Wm. S. Creighton, J. Howard Oalbraith, 

Frank W. Merrick, Geo. S. Peters. 

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COMMITTEE ON BANQUET. 



John <L Dun, Jr., Chairman. 

Samuel Stevens. Henuv Stevbe, 



Alex. M. < 'ampbell. 



Louis H. Smith. 



COMMITTEE ON RECEPTION. 



•Fames Kxlboi kne. Chairman 
Fred. W. Prentiss, 
A. B. Coir, 

Frank J. Reinhabd, 
Walter H. Martin, 
Henry ('. Pirrung, 

Chas. D. McCurdt, 

James P. McAlister, 
Like < r. Byrne, 
Will W. Mkdary, 
Thomas E. Powell. 

Dr. Thomas C. Eoover, 
Prof. Ernst A. Eggers. 
L. Benton Tubbing, 
Dr. A. M. Bleile. 

Dr. J. B. Schueller, 
James Nai ghton, 
S. S. Saffold, 

C. Iv. GlLMORE, 

Ed. 0. Horn. 
T. P. Linn. 

Prof. N. W. Lord, 
H. V. < H WEY, 



Wm. M. Sav ige, 
< rEO. J. Karb, 

Edward II. Miller, 
Chas. E. RowleYj 
Ferdinand Basterdes, 
W. V. Baker. 

Samuel L. Black, 

ARTHI B I. I rOLDSTEIN, 

W. Marshall ( )lds. 
]•']; INK P. -I VCKBON, 
( )LIVER D. IIni CK, 

< 'II VRLES < )■ I > WIS. 

I )it. ( lake L. Smith. 
Frank II. Schille, 
Joseph D. Potter, 

Dk. George W. Boglan, 
A. ( '. Baxter, -Ir.. 
llENin Gumble, 
E. < '. Irvine, 

Chas. II. Brown, 
Geo. W. Di n. 

P. A. FlTZPATRICK. 



ill. 



COMMITTEE ON DECORATIONS. 

Ralph Lazarus, Chairman. 
D. C. Meehan, A. 0. Baxter, Jr., 

E. A. Futerer. Dr. Frank Warner. 

COMMITTEE ON HALL. 

Dudley A. Filler, Chairman. 

J. Nicholas Koerner, E. C. Irvine, Joseph A. Schwarz, 

Dr. Geo. W. Hoglan. 

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION. 

Ed. Denmead, Chairman. 
Clement L. Mead, Ed. T. Bingham. 

Febd. Rasterdes. Oliver D. Houck. 

COMMITTEE ON STATIONERY AND PRINTING. 

Lincoln Fritter, Chairman. 

Dr. Clare L. Smith, Franklin Rubrecht. Chas. E. Rowley, 

Charles Q. Davis. 

COMMITTEE ON PRESS. 

J. Howard Galbraith, Chairman. 
John Metters, Edmund Smith, 

Franklin Rubrecht, Lincoln Fritter. 



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£ist of (Suests. 



H. I. Abbott, 1364 Forsythe avenue, Columbus, Ohio 
\. B. Abbott, 898 Easl Town street, Columbus, Ohio 
J.Nicholas Ackerman, Druggist, 186 South F -th street, Columbus, 

Ohio 

V. G. Ackerman, 329^ South High street, Columbus, Ohio 
K. T. Affleck, 40 South Fourth street, Columbus, Ohio 
John T. Agnew, New York City 
Rabbi Alexander Henry Geismar, Columbus, Ohio 
Charles N. Allen. 1310 Hunter >treet. Columbus. Ohio 
Cotton H. Allen. St. Louis. Missouri 
D. F. Allen. Frankfort, Indiana 

Thurman G. Allen, 1310 Hunter street, < lolumbus, < mio 
Louis Alt, with F. and R. Lazarus & Company. Columbus, Ohio 
Rudolph Amann, with F. and R. Lazarus A- Company, Columbus, Ohio 
.Tame- < >. Amos, Sidney. Ohio 
General C. M. Anderson, Greenville, Ohio 
James H. Anderson. 7>S Eas1 Broad street, < lolumbus, Ohio 
Charles Andre. Foreman Capital Brewery. Columbus, Ohio 
Allen Andrews, Hamilton. Ohio 
Allen Thurman Archer, Sedalia, Missouri 
I). EL Armstrong, St. Louis, Missouri 

William M. Armstrong, 344 West Fourth avenue. Columbus, Ohio 
Brad lord J. Arthur. 749 East Town street, Columbus, 'duo 
Charles S. Ashlej . Toledo. I >hio 
Barton Atkins, Buffalo, New York 

B. P. Ayres, Member State Democratic Executive Committee 20th Dis 
1 ritt . Fort Worth. Texas 

X. B. Bacon, Toledo, Ohio 

I). C. Badger, London. Ohio 

Hon. Charles W. Baker, Cincinnati, Ohio 

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George A. Baker. Youngstown, Ohio 

Eoward H. Baker. Buffalo, New York 

Randle L. linker. 518 West Davis street, Columbus, Ohio 

W. V. Baker, Columbus, Ohio 

Frank L. Baldwin. Massillon, Ohio 

Joseph Ballard. Superintendent of Markets, Columbus. Ohio 

George F. Bareis, Canal Winchester, Ohio 

G. II. Bargar, Columbus, Ohio 

George L. Barr, 180 Robinson street. Allegheny. Pennsylvania 

M. J. Barry, 581 Grove street, Columbus, Ohio 

Ferd. Basterdes, Columbus, Ohio 

Clias. Bauer. 247 Smith Washington avenue. Columbus, Ohio 

A. C. Baxter, Jr., 1064 Say avenue, Columbus, Ohio 

Dr. S. A. Baxter. Lima, Ohio 

Clark Beale. Mt. Sterling, Ohio 

S. W. Beale. Mt. Sterling. Ohio 

James .1. Beard, 7">1 Oak street, Columbus, Ohio 

c. S. Beatty, Columbus, Ohio 

Gen. John Beatty, Columbus, Ohio 

R. P. Beatty. New Haven. Connecticut 

Edwin L. Beck. Deputy County Treasurer, Columbus, Ohio 

Harry E. Becker, Lancaster. Ohio 

Walter B. Beebe, Jr., Merchants & Manufacturer's Bank. Columbus, O. 

W. G. Beebe, Register, Mt. Gilead, Ohio 

Geo. C. Beis, Sandusky. Ohio 

Win. Bell. dr.. Newark. Ohio 

S. W . Bennett, Bucyrus, Ohio 

M. J. Bergin, < Jolumbus, < mio 

T. J. Bergin, 426 East Gay street, Columbus, Ohio 

P. G. Barry. Hamilton, < mio 

Chas. W. Bethauser, with F. and R. Lazarus & Company, Columbus, O. 

Edward Bethel, Zeno, Ohio 

J. M. Betterton, New Vienna, Ohio 

Prof. Julius G. Bierck, Organist Trinity Church, Columbus, Ohio 

Edw. H. Bininger, Lancaster. Ohio 

Hon. R. M. Bishop. Cincinnati. Ohio 

Sam'l L. Black, Columbus, Ohio 

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Dr. Win. Black, Cambridge, Ohio 
John II. Blacker, Clarksburg, Ohio 
Dawson Blackmore, Cincinnati, Ohio 
E. J. Blandin, Cleveland, Ohio 

William H. Blandy, 44.*> North Park street, Columbus, Ohio 
W. H. Blee. Springfield, Ohio 
A. M. Bleile, Columbus. Ohio 

Colonel Fred. Blenkner, Jefferson avenue, Columbus, Ohio 
Fred. C. Blenkner, 3U North High Street, Columbus, Ohio 
S. S. Bloom, Shelby. Ohio 
W. P. Bloom, Columbus. Ohio 
John H. Blose, Tremont City. Ohio 
L. N. Blume, Wapakoneta, Ohio 
E. K. Boatwright, New Vienna, Ohio 
A. 0. Bonnet, :!.;7 East .Mound street. Columbus, Ohio 
Frank F. Bonnet, Columbus. Ohio 
('. L. Bonney, Iroquois Club. Chicago, Illinois 
George I!. Boone, Toledo, Ohio 
Conrad Born. Jr.. Columbus, Ohio 

('. Chris. Born, 588 South Front street, Columbus, Ohio 
William Bott, 51 South High street, Columbus, Ohio 
W. S. Bougher. Columbus, Ohio 
Willis Boughton, Athens. Ohio 
Willis <;. Bowland, Neil House, Columbus, Ohio 
K. B. Bowler. Cincinnati, Ohio 

Hon. .lames E. Boyd (^Governor-elect ). Omaha. Nebraska 
Thomas M. Boyd. Hamilton. Ohio 

James Boyle. 500 Easl Rich street. Columbus. Ohio 
.1. W. Bozell, i iolumbus, < >hio 

Hon. Frederick Braastad (State Treasurer elect i. Ishpeming, Michigan 
Hon. John S. Braddock, .Mi. Vernon, Ohio 
Herbert F. Bradley. Columbus, Ohio 
Jas. T. Brady. Ill Seneca street, Cleveland, Ohio 
J. M. Brand, 14-4 East Main street, Columbus. Ohio 
G.J. Brand, Superintendent Book and Job Department Westbote Com- 
pany, 381 East Main street, Columbus, Ohio 
Jos. Braun, 559 Easl Main street, Columbus, Ohio 

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Win. C. P. Breckenridge, Lexington. Kentucky 

Bon. Henry N. Brevoort, Circuit Judge, Detroit, Michigan 

Jos. M. Briggs, Briggsdale, Ohio 

Geo. W. Bright, 58 Lexington avenue, Columbus, Ohio 

J. Lawrence Bright, 732 Mt. Vernon avenue, Columbus, Ohio 

R. Brinkerhoff, Mansfield, Ohio 

Banner M. Brooke. Columbus, Ohio 

Hon. R. B. Brook?, Cincinnati. Ohio 

('has. Edgar Brown. Cincinnati, Ohio 

Edgar A. Brown, Indianapolis, Indiana 

John Hartness Brown, Cleveland, Ohio 

Walter W. Brown. Columbus, Ohio 

Hon. Philip H. Brack, Mayor of Columbus, Ohio 

Carle Buerhause, Logan, Ohio 

Thos. Butter, Columbus, Ohio 

George Burck, 72 East Spring street, Columbus, Ohio 

Wm. F. Burdell, 641 East Long street, Columbus, Ohio 

Hon. J. F. Burgess, 134 West Main street, Zanesville, Ohio 

Simon D. Burgunder, Columbus, Ohio 

W. B. Burnet, Cincinnati, Ohio 

W. R. Burnett, Springfield, Ohio 

John C. Burns, 950 Highland street, Columbus, Ohio 

A. Bush, Salem, Oregon 

Luke G. Byrne. Columbus, Ohio 

John Byrne, 200 North High street, Columbus, Ohio 

J. T. Cain, Cambridge, Ohio 

John Calender, 93 West Goodale street, Columbus. Ohio 

W. B. Callaghan, Coshocton. Ohio 

Hon. Daniel .1. Campau, Chairman Democratic State Central Com 

mittee. Detroit. Michigan 
A. M. Campbell, Steward Ohio Penitentiary, Columbus, Ohio 
H. (i. Canfield, Akron, Ohio 
Joseph P. Carbery, Cincinnati, Ohio 
Henry .1. < 'aren. < Jolumbus, I >hio 
Al. ( larlile, Salem. ( >hio 
Dr. W. P>. Carpenter, 519 North Park street, Columbus, Ohio 



Edw. Carqueville. [roquois ( 'lul>. Chicago, Illinois 

Thomas M. Carsey, 4*i Easl Chestnul street, Columbus, Ohio 

J. L. < !arson, Wapakoneta, < )hfo 

Win. < lartzdafner, London, < >hio 

Thomas I >. • lassady, Mifflin Township, Franklin < lounty, < >hio 

P. J. Cassidy, 14 Easl Broad street, Columbus, Ohio 

William Cauldwell, Sunday Mercury', N< \\ York Citj 

H. F. Cellarius, Dayton, < >hio 

Lee I lhamberlain, '•»•'! North Monroe avenue, < Jolumbus, < ►hio 

E. ( '. Chaney, ('anal Winchester, Ohio 

H. V. ( 'haney, ( lolumbus, < )hio 

John L. Chaney, Groveport, Ohio 

H. L. Chapman. Jackson, Ohio 

Jas. F. Charlesworth, St. Clairsville, Ohio 

W. F. Charters, Sidney. Ohio 

R. F. Chenoweth, London. Ohio 

Hon. W. L. Churchill, Alpena. Michigan 

John C. Clark. Greenville, Ohio 

J. D. Clark. Xenia, Ohio 

John H. Clarke. Youngstown, Ohio 

Wm. J. Clarke. Columbus, Ohio 

Captain John L. Clem. 1*. S. Army. Columbus Barracks, Columbus, O. 

Grover Cleveland, New York City 

D. W. Clink. 102 Michigan avenue, Chicago, Illinois 

Joel C. Clore, Cincinnati, Ohio 

Thomas J. Cogan, Cincinnati. Ohio 

A. B. Cohen, S. Lazarus' Sons A- Company, Columbus, Ohio 

Max. Cohen. Editor Views,921 Eighth street, N. W., Washington, D.C. 

( 'ol. A. B. Coit, ( Jolumbus, Ohio 

A. T. Coll, urn. Toledo, Ohio 

Dr. N. R. Coleman, 264 Easl Town street, Columbus, Ohio 

John C. Colgan, 109 Fast Spring street, Columbus, Ohio 

Phil. Collin. 1016 South High street, Columbus, Ohio 

Frank Collins, of Collins Bros., North High street, Columbus, Ohio 

Norman J. Colman, St. Louis, Missouri 

A. B. ( lomins, Mi. < tilead, < >hio 

J. B. Conners, Owosso, Michigan 

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Wm. S. Connor, 11 East Town street, Columbus, Ohio 
Geo. W. Cook, Marion, Ohio 

I. N. Coons, 1012 East Long street, Columbus, Ohio 
John S. Cooper, Iroquois Club, Chicago, Illinois 
M. Leo Corbett, Groveport, Ohio 

C. C. Corner, 642 East Rich street, Columbus, Ohio 
Marion Corwin, Groveport, Franklin County, Ohio 
S. A. Court, Toledo, Ohio 

T. E. Courtney, Iroquois Club, Chicago, Illinois 

Dr. A. P. Courtright, Circleville, Ohio 

Judge Samuel W. Courtright, Circleville, Ohio 

W. E. C. Coxe, Columbus, Ohio 

Chas. 8. Crain", Iroquois Club, Chicago, Illinois 

Wm. S. Creighton, of the Governor's Office, Wilmington, Ohio 

D. R. Crissinger, Marion, Ohio 
C. I). Crites, Lima, Ohio 

Thad. E. Cromley, Ashville, Ohio 

Fred. II. Croughton, 216 Marshall avenue, Columbus, Ohio 

.1. S. Cullinan, Lima, Ohio 

P. M. Cullinan, New Lexington, Ohio 

Geo. L. Ousac, Findlay, Ohio 

Brice W. Custer, Sheriff of Franklin County, Columbus, Ohio 

F. E. Daggy, Columbus, Ohio 
Dan. Danehy, Lancaster, Ohio 

Thomas E. Daniel. Atlanta, Georgia 

W. W. Daniel. 33 North Monroe avenue, Columbus, Ohio 

('. S. Darrow, Iroquois Club. Chicago. Illinois 

Jos. Dauben, 227 East Deshler street, Columbus. Ohio 

.las. M. Daughterly, Cincinnati, Ohio 

H. .1. Davies, Cleveland. Ohio 

Frank A. Davis. Columbus, Ohio 

J. W. W. Davis, Piedmont. W. Va. 

Hon. James N. Dean. Police Commissioner. Detroit. Michigan 

W. L. Dechant, Lebanon. Ohio 

C. .1. Delaplane. Circleville. Ohio 

Dr. A. A. DeLoffre, V. S. Army, Columbus Barracks. Columbus, Ohio 



M. L, Dempcy, Cleveland, Ohio 
P. E. Dempsey, Washington C. H., Ohio 
Edw. Denmead, Columbus, Ohio 
Alan N. Dennison, Columbus, Ohio 
Herman G. Dennison, Columbus, Ohio 
John G. Deshler, Columbus, Ohio 
W. G. Deshler. Columbus, Ohio 
II. L Dickey, Greenfield, Ohio 
IJ. R. Dickey. Dayton, Ohio 
Hon. Don. M. Dickinson. Detroit, .Michigan 
J. S. Dickie, care Hudson's Store. Cleveland. Ohio 
.1. C. Diedrick, Easl Liverpool, Ohio 
Thos. T. Dill. Mansfield, Ohio 
Win. Disney, of Thurman Chili. Cincinnati, Ohio 
Samuel D. Dodge, < "leveland, Ohio 
Maurice H. Donahue. Corning. Ohio 
Wm. H. Donohoe. Columbus. Ohio 
I). D. Donovan. Deshler, Ohio 
.John W. Dorgan, Columbus, Ohio 
Hon. Samuel T. Douglas, ex-Justice Michigan Supreme Court. Detroit 
A. V. Douglass, Editor Tribune, Keyser, West Virginia 
Howard Douglass. Cincinnati, Ohio 
S. L. Douglass, Newcomerstown, Ohio 
Joseph H. Dowling, Dayton. Ohio 
Gen. Peter 0. Doyle, Buffalo, New York 
F. E. Drake. 820 Franklin avenue. Columbus, Ohio 
John E. Drugan, of Goodman & Company, 288 North High street, 

Columbus, Ohio 
A. W. Dugan, White Cottage, Muskingum County, Ohio 
Alfred Dun. Sabina, Ohio 
Angus W. Dun, London. Ohio 

Geo. W. Dun. 1305 Forsythe avenue, Columbus. Ohio 
J. A. Dun, London, Ohio 
John Dun. Dublin. Franklin County, Ohio 
John G. Dun, London, Ohio 
John G. Dun. Jr.. Neil House, Columbus, Ohio 
John J. Dun, 184 South Scioto street, Columbus, Ohio 

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Walter Dun, London. Ohio 

H. B. Dunbar, Cincinnati, Ohio 

Thos. J. Duncan, 35£ North High street, Columbus, Ohio 

Thomas J. Dundon, 458 Mt. Vernon avenue, Columbus. Ohio 

F. H. Dunn, Bainbridge. Ohio 

R. D. Dunn. Upper Sandusky, Ohio 

Allan ('. Durburrow, Iroquois Club. Chicago, Illinois 

B. F. Dyer, Warden Ohio Penitentiary, Columbus. Ohio 

Geo. W . Early, Columbus, Ohio 

F. ('. Eaton, Columbus, Ohio 

Prof. Hermann Ebeling, 320 Oak street, Columbus, Ohio 

Isaac Eberly, 60 East Main street. Columbus, Ohio 

Col. R. H. Eddy. Iroquois Club, Chicago, Illinois 

Ernst A. Eggers, 208 East State street, Columbus, Ohio 

John R. Elrick, Northeast corner Lexington avenue and Long street, 

Columbus. Ohio 
E. B. Eshelman, Wooster, Ohio 
Arthur Espy, Cincinnati, Ohio 
A. L. Evans, Columbus. Ohio 
Chas. F. Evans, Columbus, Ohio 
0. W. Evans. 1025 Madison avenue. Columbus, Ohio 
Eli P. Evans. I'bJA South High street. Columbus, Ohio 
Samuel B. Evans. Circleville, Ohio 
W. II. Evans. Marble Cliff, Ohio 
Geo. Ewing, Lancaster. Ohio 

Henry \V. Ewing, Clerk Supreme Court. Jefferson City, Missouri 
Gen. Thomas Ewing. New York City 

George A. Fairbanks, m; East Town street, Columbus, Ohio 
F. .1. Falkenbach, 195 Eas1 Mound street, Columbus, Ohio 
Jos. Falkenbach, Columbus, < >hio 
Then. Faulhaber, 38 East Rich street. Columbus, Ohio 
Otis S. Favor. Iroquois Club, Chicago, Illinois 
Lincoln B. Feasel, T'.»<» Summit street, Columbus, Ohio 
Win. Felton, C;A North High street. Columbus, Ohio 
Push II. Field. Chicago. Illinois 

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Frederick Fieser, 7."> Hamilton avenue. Columbus, Ohio 

Dudley A. Filler, TsT Franklin avenue, Columbus, Ohio 

II. ('. Filler, Columbus, Ohio 

Henry J. Filler, Columbus, Ohio 

Jno. F. Filler. 2'-> Main street, Cincinnati. Ohio 

John A. Finch, Indianapolis, Indiana 

X. W. Finley. Chairman State Democratic Executive < -ommittee, Tyler. 

Texas 
W. L. Finley, Caldwell, Ohio 
J. ('. Finneran, Columbus, Ohio 
C. D. Firestone. Columbus, < >hio 
John Fischer, 17"> Easl Rich street, Columbus, Ohio 
Frank J. Fisher. Assistant City Civil Engineer, 259 South Sixth street, 

Columbus, Ohio 
.1. ( '. Fisher, ( loshocton, Ohio 
Joseph O. Fisher, 1250 Oak street, Columbus, Ohio 
F. A. Fitch, Columbus, Ohio 

P. A. Fitzpatrick, 14 South Skidmore street. Columbus, Ohio 
.1. J. Flanders, Iroquois Club, Chicago, Illinois 
B. Flannery. Mansfield, Ohio 

J. Pierce Flowers. 994 Fast Broad street, Columbus. Ohio 
Hon. .lames W. Flynn, Treasurer Democratic State Central Committee, 

Detroit. Michigan 
Charles Follett, Newark. Ohio 
M. D. Follett. .Marietta. Ohio 
W. H. Forker, < lolumbus, < >hio 

F. Fornoff, Sr., 252 South Scioto street. Columbus, < >hio 
W. S. Forrest, Iroquois Club, Chicago, Illinois 
Lewis Foster, 226 North Fifth street, Columbus, Ohio 
( 'ha-. Freeh. :;.">u South High street, < Jolumbus, ( >hio 
John P. Frenzel, Indianapolis, Indiana 
William J. Frey, Findlay, Ohio 
H. P. Fricker, M. D., Superintendenl Ohio Institution lor the Blind. 

( lolumbus, < >hio 
Lincoln Fritter. 36 and 37 Board of Trade, Columbus, Ohio 
Fred. ('. Fritts, Mt. Sterling, Ohio. 
Win. Fuerste, 339 Easl Rich street, Columbus, Ohio 



L. B. Fulton, Sewaren, New Jersey 

E. A. Futerer. 44 East Broad street, Columbus, Ohio 

.1. H. Galbraith, Columbus, Ohio 

John T. Gale, 824 Oak street. Columbus, Ohio 

M. F. Gallagher, Iroquois Club, Chicago, Illinois 

Toil B. Galloway, Columbus-, < Ihio 

W. M. Game, Canal Winchester, Ohio 

Theo. Ganther, 333 South Parsons avenue. Columbus, Ohio 

M. K. Gantz, Troy. Ohio 

Lawrence Gardner, Secretary National Association Democratic Clubs, 

Box 47. Washington, I). C. 
S. F. Garrett, 154 Caldwell avenue. Chillicothe, Ohio 
Oliver P. Gaynian, Canal Winchester, Ohio 
W. C. Gear, Upper Sandusky, Ohio 
John A. Gehring, 104 Euclid avenue. Cleveland. Ohio 
M. A. (iemuender. Gas Office, Columbus, Ohio 

Andy Gerber, with F. and R. Lazarus A Company. Columbus, Ohio 
Frank Henry Gervais, 258 East (iav street, Columbus, Ohio 
Charles L. Getz, with F. and R. Lazarus & Company. Columbus, Ohio 
Frederick K. Gifford, Cambridge, Massachusetts 
J. S. Gill, Delaware, Ohio 
Hon. Rufus W. Gillett, Detroit, Michigan 
Dr. A. P. Gilmore, Iroquois Club, Chicago, Illinois 
Clement R. Gilmore, Columbus, Ohio 
Thos. Goldrick, Hamilton, Ohio 

Arthur I. Goldstein, 55 East Rich street, Columbus, Ohio 
James G. Goodall, Columbus Club, Columbus, Ohio 
Will Gordon, Oak Harbor, Ohio 

Dr. V. H. Gorslene, Physician Ohio Penitentiary, Columbus, Ohio 
L. G. Gould, Editor Democrat, Eaton, Ohio 
A. G. Grant, Columbus, Ohio 
Frederick Green, Cleveland, Ohio 
David Greene, Columbus, Ohio 
Chas. O. Greif, 104 Euclid avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 
M. Grossman, Cleveland, Ohio 
Henry Gumble, Columbus, Ohio 

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Ani;. Ouessbacher, Fulton Street, Columbus, Ohio 
L. J. Guthke, Recorder's office, Columbus, Ohio 

F. M. Hagan, Springfield, Ohio 

Noali C. Hager, 1133 Oak street, Columbus, Ohio 

Lorenzo D. Hagerty, Columbus, Ohio 

Frank Hagmann, 143 East Main street, Columbus, Ohio 

B. Hall, Marion, Ohio 

David Hall, Bellefontaine, Ohio 

J. J. Hall. Akron, Ohio 

Henry S. Hallwood, 1031 East Broad street. Columbus, Ohio 

Ira B. Hamblin, M. D., Asylum for Insane, Columbus, Ohio 

I. X. Hansbrough, Columbus, Ohio 
Dr. R. W. Hansen, Nelsonville, Ohio 

T. J. Hanson, 395 East Town street, Columbus, Ohio 

J no. S. Harbeck, Jr., Toledo, Ohio 

Chris. Hare, Columbus, Ohio 

I). D. Hare, Upper Sandusky. Ohio 

Ben. H. Harmon, Deputy County Auditor, Columbus, Ohio 

Judge Judson Harmon, Attorney at Law, Cincinnati, Ohio 

J. II. Earner, 1022 Oak street, Columbus, Ohio 

John W. Harper, Grand Hotel, Cincinnati, Ohio 

L. Harper, Editor Democratic Banner, Ml. Vernon. Ohio 

C. (i. Harraman, 6 Wall street, New York City 
Edmund Harrison. Columbus, Ohio 

Richard A. Harrison, Columbus, Ohio 
Warner Harrison, Columbus, Ohio 

II. N. Harshbarger, Sidney, Ohio 
Isaac Harter, Canton, Ohio 
Michael l>. Harter. Mansfield, Ohio 
Geo. Hasbrook, Columbus, Ohio 

C. Hathaway, Edgerton, Ohio 

Michael Haviland, Columbus, Ohio 

A. \V. Hawk, Columbus, Ohio 

Morton L. Hawkins, Adjutant General, Park Hotel, Columbus, Ohio 

Wm. B. Hayden, Columbus, Ohio 

Denis Hayes, Zanesville, Ohio 

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Roswell Hayes, Iroquois Club, Chicago, Illinois 

Wm. E. Haynes, Fremont, Ohio 

George W. Hayward, Buffalo, New York 

W. B. Hearn, Cadiz, Ohio 

J. A. Hedgecock, Frankfort, Indiana 

Fred. J. Heer, 52 East Fulton street. Columbus, Ohio 

A. D. Heffner, 1099 Kast Broad street, Columbus, < >hio 

Werner Heide, Columbus, < )hi<> 

Henry Heinmiller, Fire Chief, Columbus, Ohio 

John Heinmiller. Columbus, Ohio 

Rev. F. A. Henry, 936 Madison avenue, Columbus, Ohio 

John M. Hensel. 1038 Ferry street, Columbus, Ohio 

M. Hertenstein, 383 East Rich street, Columbus, Ohio 

Charles R. Hess, 1317 Dennison avenue. Columbus, Ohio 

Urban II. Hester, Van Wert, Ohio 

Dr. F. Hewetson. Amanda, Fairfield County, < >hio 

S. V. Hinkle. Jackson, Ohio 

E. L. Hinman, Columbus, Ohio 

Frank J. Hinterschied, 260 Fast Court street. Columbus, Ohio 
W. D. Hitchcock, Iroquois Club, Chicago, Illinois 

F. F. Hoffman. Columbus, Ohio 

D. Hogan, Coshocton, Ohio 

Dr. Geo. W. Hoglan, Columbus, Ohio 

Will. E. Holcombe, 445 North Park street, Columbus, Ohio 

L. Dean Holden, Cleveland. Ohio 

R. R. Holden, The Hollenden. Cleveland. Ohio 

S. H. Holding, Cleveland. Ohio 

John Holland, 338 West Seventh street, Cincinnati. Ohio 

T. N. Holland. London. Ohio 

L. H. Holzmiller, Delaware, < )hio 

Thos. C. Hoover, M. D., Columbus. Ohio 

John P. Hopkins, Iroquois Club, Chicago, Illinois 

Edward 0. Horn. :i!>4 East Town Street. Columbus, Ohio 

Wm. E. Horn, 394 Fjast Town street, Columbus, Ohio 

George Hornbeck, Mt. Sterling, Ohio 

E. G. Home, 12 East Broad street. Columbus, Ohio 
John Hornung, Dresden, Ohio 



Frank H. Hosford, Secretary State De cratic Central Committee, 

Del roit, Michigan 

o. I). II :k, 999 North High street, Columbus, Ohio 

Henry George Houghton, 14 Crown Hill. London W., England 

George W. Houk, Dayton, Ohio 

A. Houpt, ('(iliiiiil.il>. ( Ihio 

A ni In >n \ Howell-. Massillon. Ohio 

('has. II. Hubbell, I It; Easl Main street. Columbus, < Ihio 

•Ins. (i. Huffman, New Lexington, Ohio 

W. S. Huffman, 389 Easl Rich street. Columbus, Ohio 

Edward Hughes, Hamilton, Ohio 

E. E. Hull. Hamilton, ohi,. 

I). Hummer, .Marion, ( Ihio 

S. A.. I [umphreys, < lolumbus, < Ihio 

II. E. Hurford, ( lincinnati, < Ihio 

J. II. Hussey, 184 South Granl avenue, Columbus, Ohio 

Clay Huston, Bellefontaine, Ohio 

John ( '. II ul eh in-. 7 s -'! Euclid avenue. Cleveland, Ohio 

Edw. L. Hyneman, Columbus, Ohio 

Nial R. Hysell, Corning, Perry County, Ohio 

Appleton J. Iile. Leadville, Colorado 

Fred. J. [mmel, Carriage Manufacturer, 16 to 24 Easl Livingston 

a\ enue, I lolumbus, ' Ihio 
John H. Inman, New York City 
Col. Geo. S. Innis. Columbus, Ohio 

E. ( '. Irvine. ( lolumbus, < Ihio 

G. W. [saminger, Cincinnati, Ohio 

Governor E. E. Jackson, Annapolis, Maryland 

F. I'. Jackson, -14 Cleveland avenue. Columbus, Ohio 
F, A. Jacobs, ( lolumbus, < Ihio 

H. L. Jacobs, < lolumbus, ( )hio 

Frederick Jaeger, 152 Easl State street, Columbus, Ohio 

Francis B. .lames, Cincinnati, Ohio 

William James. Saint James, Missouri 

Louis II. Jato, Columbus, < Ihio 

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G. A. Jenks, Brookville, Pennsylvania 

Charles L Jewett, .New Albany, Indiana 

James Johnson, Jr., Springfield, Ohio 

Thomas J. Johnson, 653 Superior street, Cleveland, Ohio 

Tom. L.Johnson, Cleveland, Ohio 

II. Johnston, Marion. Ohio 

J. <). Johnston. 423 Hamilton avenue. Columbus, < Hiio 

DeWitt C. Jones, Columbus, Ohio 

J. K. Jones, 334 East Town street, Columbus, < >hio 

John David Jones, Newark, Ohio 

.1. S. Jones, 93 Eighteenth street, Chicago, Illinois 

Rev. Robert Ellis Jones, Rector Trinity Church, Columbus, Ohio 

W. II. Jones, 731 East Broad street. Columbus, Ohio 

Isaac M. Jordan. Clifton, Cincinnati, Ohio 

W. E. Joseph, Columbus, Ohio 

John Joyce, 471 East Broad street. Columbus, Ohio 

M. A. Joyce, 78 Smith Place avenue, Columbus. ( >hio 

P. G. Joyce. Mt. Vernon. Ohio 

Lazard Kahn, Hamilton. Ohio 

Dr. Louis Kahn, 300 East Main street, Columbus, Ohio 
F. B. Kampf, Wapakoneta, Ohio 

(leu. J. Karh, corner Fourth and Main streets. Columbus, Ohio 
M. Kearns, Springfield. Ohio 
T. H. Kelley, Cincinnati, Ohio 
Dennis Kelly, 9!>1 Neil avenue, Columbus, Ohio 
P. Kelly, Marion, Ohio 

Charles Kemmler. 183 East Mound street, Columbus, Ohio 
C. H. Kerr, Rushville, Fairfield County. Ohio 
\Y. C. Kerr. 4L"> East Long street, Columbus. Ohio 
James Reyes, Box 93, Columbus, Ohio 

E. Kiesewetter (Ex- Auditor of State), 697 South High street, Colum- 
bus, Ohio 
John A. Kight, Cashier Farmers and Mechanics' Bank. Columbus, O. 
Col. James Kilhourne. 604 East Town street. Columbus, Ohio 
Lincoln O. Kilbourne. Columbus. Ohio 
John Kilroy, 174 East Filth avenue. Columbus, Ohio 

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('lias. E. Kinder, Miamisburg, < > 1 1 i < > 
Thos. Worthington King, Plainfield, New Jersey 
Edgar B. Kinkead, Columbus, Ohio 
Col. John Einnane, Springfield, ( >hio 
E. F. Kinnear, 815 East Long street, Columbus, Ohio 
Josiah Kinnear. City Civil Engineer,. 625 Easl Long street, Columbus 
Ohio 

D. R. Kinsell, Columbus, Ohio 

Jno. M. Kiser. 230 Jefferson avenue Columbus, Ohio 

Dr. S. L. Kistler, 1340 North High street, Columbus, Ohio 

Chas. A. Klie. 1113 South High street, Columbus, Ohio 

Hon. Virgil P. Kline, Cleveland, Ohio 

Thos. E. Knauss, I s Wilson avenue. Columbus, Ohio 

• 'has. Knepper, 138 Easl State street. Columbus, Ohio 

Prof. Ceo. W. Knight, Columbus, Ohio 

J. W. Knox, with F. & R. Lazarus & Co., Columbus, Ohio 

J. Nicholas Koerner, Columbus, Ohio 

Veit A. Koerner. 47 West Broad street. Columbus, Ohio 

George C. Krauss, T."> Hamilton avenue. Columbus, Ohio 

Adam A. Kramer. Cincinnati, Ohio 

C. A. Krider, Canton. Ohio 

Dan. Krumin. ( lolumbus, Ohio 

Fred. Kniiiim. 565 Easl .Main street. Columbus, Ohio 

Sylvester Lamb, Toledo. Ohio 

Chas. A. Lamberson, Coshocton, Ohio 

Phil. Lang, 37 North High street. Columbus, Ohio 

Prof. H. S. Lawrence. A. M., Springfield, Ohio 

Jacob G. Lawson, 170 North Filth street, Columbus, Ohio 

B. W. Layton, Wapakoneta, Ohio 

Hon. Ferd. < '. I. avion. Wapakoneta, Ohio 

Fred. Lazarus, of F. & K. Lazarus & Co.. Columbus, Ohio 

Ralph Lazarus, of F. & R. Lazarus & Co., Columbus, Ohio 

Arthur L. Leavitt. Columbus, Ohio 

E. F. Legg, 452 East Long street, Columbus, Ohio 
Geo. S. Lentz. Loydsville, Belmont County, Ohio 
John ,1. Lentz, Columbus, Ohio 



Allen Levering, ex-State Senator. Ml. Gilead, Ohio 

Jesse M. Lewis, Drbana. Ohio 

M. 0. Lilley, Columbus, Ohio 

M. C. Lilley. Jr., 1569 East Main street, Columbus, Ohio 

L. F. Limbert, Greenville, Ohio 

John R. Lingan, 658 North High street, Columbus, ( Hiio 

Win. M. Link, Franklin Township, Columbus, Ohio 

Dana Linn, Helena, Montana 

Talfourd P. Linn. Columbus, Ohio 

II. A. Linthwaite, Tsl Franklin avenue, Columbus, Ohio 

.1. F. Linton, Columbus, < >hio 

Benj. Linzee, Wapakoneta, < > 1 1 i < ■ 

.1. 0. Lisle. Clinton Township, < iolumbus, ( >hio 

Casper Loewenstein, 319 Fast Town street. Columbus, Ohio 

N. W. Lord. ( iolumbus, < >hio 

Geo. E. Lorenz, Toledo, < >hio 

1). Loudenback, Jr., Westville, < ihampaign < iounty, < >hio 

Dr. Starling Loving, •_''_"•» Fast Stale street, Columbus, Ohio 

Virgil < '. Lowry, Logan, Ohio 

Edward F. Lynch, 118 Cleveland avenue, Columbus, Ohio 

W. A. Lynch, Canton. Ohio 

I). McAlister, Trustee Blind Asylum, Columbus, Ohio 

-las. P. McAlister. Columbus, Ohio 

John McBride, Commissioner Bureau Labor Statistics of Ohio 

W. II. McCabe, I ioshocton, < >hio 

S. N. McCloud, Marysville, Ohio 

Thomas B. McCormick, Mansfield, Richland County. Ohio 

( ihas. F. Met Joy, 43 North Cleveland avenue. < Iolumbus, < >hio 

C. D. McCurdy, ( iolumbus, < >hio 

Hugh McDevitt, 173 South High street. Columbus, Ohio 

J. Miller McDonald. 73 South High street. Columbus, Ohio 

Joseph E. McDonald. Indianapolis, Indiana 

Reedie McDonald, Columbus, Ohio 

F. C. McFlroy, 147 Monroe avenue, Columbus, Ohio 

John McEnery, New Orleans, Louisiana 

L. E. McGaun, Iroquois Club, Chicago, Illinois 



J. M. McGillivray, McArthur, Ohio 

Hon. .John McGrath, Associate Justice of Supreme Court Michigan, 

Detroit 
John Met rregor, * lanton, Ohio 
W. S. McKean, Publisher Herald and Secretary Democratic Society 

New Jersey, Elizabeth 
Chris. McKee, Belle Valley, < >hio 
Trice McKinney, 1106 Euclid avenue. Cleveland, Ohio 
F. H. McKinnie, ( lolumbus, < >hio 
Charles McLeish, Columbus, Ohio 

J. S. McLeod, with S. Lazarus' Sons & Co., Columbus, Ohio 
John A. McMahon, I >ayton, < >hio 
S. A. McManigal, Columbus, Ohio 
Frank McManus, Coshocton, Ohio 
T. .). McManus, 1 15."> < !ase avenue, i Jleveland, < mio 
1). T. McNaghten, Columbus, Ohio 
James . I. McNally, Youngstown, Ohio 
John McNamara, McArthur. Ohio 
Ed. McNamarra, 41 East Hay street, Columbus, Ohio 
John McSweeney, Jr., Wooster, Ohio 
Jason McVay, 91 Jefferson avenue. Columbus, < >hio 

Robert Mackey, Ybungstown, Ohio 
Geo. Ii. Maetzel, 165 Deshler street, Columbus, Ohio 
( .ustavus Maier, -M4 East Rich street, Columbus, < >hio 
John II. Malloy, 200 North High street. Columbus, Ohio 
Hon. C. H. Mansur, Chillicothe, Missouri 
('. E. Markeson, East Broad street. Columbus, Ohio 
W. V. Marquis. Iiellei'onlaine. Ohio 
Henry C. Marshall. Dayton, Ohio 
R. D. Marshall, Dayton, Ohio 
John J. Martin, Shoe Dealer, Columbus, < >bio 
Matthias Martin. 223 North Fifth street. Columbus, Ohio 
Matt. Martin. .Jr.. •-'•-'•'I North Filth street, Columbus, Ohio 
Walter H. Martin. 36 Lexington avenue, Columbus, Ohio 
A. F. Mayer. Columbus, Ohio 

Joseph Marzetti, 269 North Eigh street. Columbus, Ohio 

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Clement L. Mead, Columbus, Ohio 

Dr. W. J. Means, 669 North High street, Columbus, Ohio 

W. W. Medary, Columbus, Ohio 

D. C. Meehan, Columbus, Ohio 

James W. Meek, 51 East Spring street, Columbus, Ohio 

A. P. Meeker, Clerk, Blind Asylum, Columbus, Ohio 

Claude Meeker, Private Secretary, Columbus, Ohio 

A. Meily, 647 East Main street, Columbus, Ohio 

George H. Meiley, Lima, Ohio 

Peter Merkle, 2270 North High street. Columbus, Ohio 

Frank W. Merrick, Columbus, Ohio 

Henry Metters, Columbus, Ohio 

A. D. Metz, Wooster, Ohio 

Gustavus A. Meyer, Cincinnati, Ohio 

Louis W. Meyer, 170 West Second street, Cincinnati, Ohio 

A. J. Miller, Coshocton, Ohio 
Hon. C. C. Miller, Sandusky, Ohio 
Hon. Chas. A. Miller, Cincinnati, Ohio 

E. H. Miller, 1 North High street, Columbus, Ohio 

L. J. Miller, 240 South Fourth street, Columbus, Ohio 

M. Miller, Delaware, Ohio 

Hon. Sydney D. Miller, President Police Commission, Detroit, Mich. 

T. W. Miller, London, Ohio 

Wm. Miller, Delaware, Ohio 

Win. E. Miller, Newark, Ohio 

Grayson Mills, Sandusky, Ohio 

James Mills, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 

Fred. S. Moler, 45 South Sixth street, Columbus, Ohio 

John Monahan, Dry Goods Merchant and Mayor of Corning, Ohio 

J. W. Monahan, Steward Blind Asylum, Columbus, Ohio 

John E. Monnot, Canton, Ohio 

N. Monsarrat, Columbus, Ohio 

Wm. Montgomery, 106 East Broad street, Columbus, Ohio 

Geo. B. Monypeny, Columbus, Ohio 

Wm. Monypeny, Columbus, Ohio 

B. F. Moore, Birmingham, Alabama 

C. V. Moore, Canal Winchester, Ohio 



Hon. Geo. W. Moore, Detroit, Michigan 

James A. Moore, Secretary Thunnan Club, Cincinnati, Ohio 

Hon. William A. Moore, Detroit. Michigan 

Win. H. Helme Moore, Postoffice Box 402, New York City 

-Lewis Morehead, Shadeville, Franklin C it v. Ohio 

Hon. Win. B. Moran, Detroit, Michigan 

George W. Morgan, Mt. Vernon, <>hio 

J. B. Morgridge, Hickory Grove Kami. Plain City, Madison County, O. 

William Moriarty, 201 East Naghten street, Columbus, Ohio 

Charles E. Morris, Springfield, Ohio 

Dr. D. A. Morse. Asylum for Insane. Columbus, Ohio 

S. E. Morss, Editor Sentinel, Indianapolis. Indiana 

D. H. Mortley, Coshocton, Ohio 
Hon. Isaac Morton. Columbus, Ohio 

Alfred J. Murphy, Assistant Secretary Democratic Stale Central Com- 
mittee, Detroit, Michigan 
Col. John E. Murphy. Superintendent of Police, Columbus, Ohio 
M. Murray. Shawnee, Ohio 
Peter J. Murtha, Cumberland, Ohio 

Geo. K. Nash, Columbus, Ohio 

Dr. J. G. Nau, Carroll, Ohio 

James Naughton, 403 East Broad street, Columbus. Ohio 

James E. Neal, Hamilton. Ohio 

Lawrence T. Neal, Chillicothe, Ohio 

Hon. Timothy Nester, Marquette, Michigan 

Frank K. Newman, 445 North Park street. Columbus, Ohio 

Jas. W. Newman, Portsmouth, Ohio 

Hugh L. Nichols, Batavia, Ohio 

Chas. E. Nitschke, Columbus, Ohio. 

Geo. H. Nitschke, 77 Smith Place. Columbus, I Ihio 

James W. Nitschke, 77 Smith Place, Columbus, Ohio 

J. Frederick Nitschke. Nitschke Brothers. Printers and Publishers. 

( 'olumbus, Ohio 
Chas. P. Noll, Lancaster, Ohio 

E. T. Noonan, Iroquois Club, Chicago, Illinois 
Hon. M. A. Norris. Youngstown, Ohio 

Dr. J. A. Norton, Tiffin, oh in 



J. B. Nugent, Franklin, Warren County, Ohio 
Otto Nusbaum, Columbus, Ohio 

Arthur O'Connor, 10s North Washington avenue, Columbus, Ohio 

D. J. O'Day, Lima, Ohio 

Manus O'Donnell, London, Ohio 

Joseph J. O'Donohue, 101 Front street. New York City 

John J. O'Dowd, Cincinnati, Ohio 

Joseph \V. O'Hara, Cincinnati, Ohio 

John J. O'Neill, St. Louis, Missouri 

Nelson Obetz, M. D., Columbus, Ohio 

L P. Ohliger, Wooster, Ohio 

( Jeo. B. < >key, ( Jolumbus, < >hio 

Joseph < >lds. ( Jolumbus, Ohio 

W. .Marshall Olds. Columbus, Ohio 

I. L. Oppenheimer, 6 Deshler Block, Columbus, Ohio 

John < >rr, Steubenville, < Ihio 

W. C. Orr. 1089 Easl Broad street, Columbus, Ohio 

Dr. Edward Orton, Columbus, Ohio 

Joseph II. Outhwaite, Columbus, Ohio 

Dr. J. E. Overly. 1452 Fast .Main street. Columbus. Ohio 

Selwyn N. Owen. Columbus, Ohio 

Hon. James W. Owens, .Newark. Ohio 

Walter I!. Page, Columbus, Ohio 

Charles A. Palmer. Washington C. II., Ohio 

Robert B. Palmer, Governor's Office, Columbus, Ohio 

Hon. Francis F. Palms. Detroit. Michigan 

Howard C. Park. 17."> Jefferson avenue, Columbus, Ohio 

W. D. Park, 906 Easl Broad street, Columbus. Ohio 

J. ( '. Parker. Xelsonville. Ohio 

J. M. Parker. Xelsonville, Ohio 

Gen. John < i. Parkhurst ( Ex-Minister to Belgium ), ( loldwater, Mich 

W. S. Parks. Delaware. < >hio 

Ed. Parr. 4!) Fast Town street, Columbus, Ohio 

F. S. Parrett, 147 Fast Main street, Columbus, Ohio 

Charles Parrott. lb' South Third street, Columbus, Ohio 

F. L. Patrick. 57 East Fourth avenue. Columbus, Ohio 

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.1. C. Patterson, Dayton, < thin 

S. T. Patterson, 135 Easl Mound street, Columbus, Ohio 

.lolm M. Patl tson, Milford, Clermont County, Ohio 

Henry Pausch, County Treasurer, Columbus, Ohio 

Henry Pausch, Jr., 754 South Front street, Columbus, Ohio 

S. P. Peabody, 1354 East Broad street, Columbus, Ohio 

John I!. Peaslee, Clerk of the Courts, Cincinnati, < )liii> 

Linus Jones Peck, Saint < lair. Michigan 

T. E. Peckinpaugh, Wooster, Ohio 

( t. F. Peddicord, Wilmington, Ohio 

.lame- F. Peeples, L118 Easl Long street. Columbus, Ohio 

W. W. Pennell, Eastwood, Ohio 

Arthur Peters, Shelby, < Ihio 

< reo. S. Peters, < lolumbus, ( Ihio 

< T. Pfaff, Columbus, Ohio 

.1. H. Pheatt, Toledo, Ohio 

Sam. Phipp, "> oungstown, < >lii<> 

Henry C. Pirrung, 190 Fast Mound street, Columbus, Ohio 

J. F. Pletsch, ( lolumbus, < >hio 

Joseph M. Poe, Bi'ooklyn Village, Cuyahoga County, Ohio 

John F. Pogue, < lincinnati, ( >hio 

I'' rank E. Pomerene, Coshocton, Ohio 

( }eo. IF Pontius, < Jircleville, < >lii<> 

Hon. F. F. Poppleton, Delaware, Ohio 

Jas. 1 ». Poston, SO Easl avenue, ( !olumbus, t Hii< > 

Gen. J. IF Potter, F. S. Army. Columbus, Ohio 

\V. B. Potts i Furnace man I, 51 1 North High street, Columbus, < Ihii 

J. Y. Poundstone, 527 Easl Broad street, Columbus, Ohio 

Thomas E. Powell, » tolumbus, « >hio 

F. W. Prentiss, Columbus, Ohio 

Fred. F. Preston, Nelsonville, Ohio 

Chas. J. Pretzman, Spring and Front streets, Columbus, Ohio 

Wm. K. Price, Bellaire, Ohio 

John M. Pugh, East Broad street, Columbus, Ohio 

Win. IF Pugh, < Iincinnati, < Ihio 

Joseph Pulitzer, New York City 

J. A. Qualey, Iroquois Club, Chicago, Illinois 

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Abe Ramsfelder, with F. & R. Lazarus & Co., Columbus, Ohio 

J. E. Ransburgh, 78 South Washington avenue, Columbus, Ohio 

Thomas D. Ranson, Staunton, Virginia 

W. J. Redington, Columbus, Ohio 

C. Reemelin, Cincinnati, Ohio 

John G. Reeves, Lancaster, Ohio 

Ernst Rehm, Cincinnati, Ohio 

Jacob H. Reiguer, Canton, Ohio 

Hon. Cornelius J. Reilly, Circuit Judge, Detroit, Michigan 

H. J. Reinmund. 120 Broadway, New York City 

Frank J. Reinhard, Columbus, Ohio 

II. A. Reiahard, Manager Westbote Company, '267 East Main street, 
Columbus, Ohio 

.1. Reinhard. 211 East Mound street, Columbus, Ohio 

J. Reinhard, Jr., 203 East Mound street. Columbus. Ohio 

John G. Reinhard, 57!» East Rich street, Columbus, Ohio 

John J. Reinhard, 579 East Rich street, Columbus, Ohio 

Gen. A. V. Rice, Ottawa, Ohio 

.1. C. Richards, Columbus, Ohio 

S. S. Rickly, 347 East Broad street, Columbus, Ohio 

Herman M. Rieser, 50 East Main street, Columbus, Ohio 

(). H. Riggs, M. D., Rooms 03 and (35 Wesley Block, Columbus, Ohio 

M. Riley. London, Ohio 

T. S. Riley, Chairman Slate Democratic Executive Committee. Wheel- 
ing, West Virginia 

J. B. Rinehart, Fulton, Ohio 

B. F. Ritchie, Attorney at Law, Toledo, Ohio 

J. O. K. Robarts, Editor The Messenger, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania 

George S. Robinson, Troy, New York 

Chas. EL Rockwell. 285 East State street, Columbus, Ohio 

Henry Roeser, Marietta, < >hio 

Morris Rohrheimer, care Hudson's Store. Cleveland, Ohio 

A. H. Roose, Circleville, Ohio 

Charles Rose, Logan, Ohio 

Isaac M. Rosenbaum, 46 West Fulton street, Columbus, Ohio 

J. G. Rosenthal, Delaware, Ohio 

F. P. Ross, Columbus, Ohio 

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Harry C. Ross, "Brice Escort," 452 South Scioto street, Columbus, 0. 

•faint's Ross, Deputy Sheriff, Columbus, Ohio 

F. W. Roudebush, Batavia, Ohio 

Geo. II. Rowland, L55 North Sixth street, Columbus, Ohio 

• 'lias. E. Rowley, Supreme Recorder F. M. C, Columbus, Ohio 

Franklin Rubrecht, 306 South Fronl street, Columbus, Ohio 

William Rubrecht, Delaware Ohio 

•F K. Rumsey, i lolumbus, Ohio 

J. A. Runyan, Lebanon, Ohio 

Hon. Geo. IF Russel, Presidenl Pari? A Boulevard Commission, 

Detroit. Michigan 
Hon. Henry Russel, Detroit. Michigan 
A. P. Russell, Editor Journal, Athens. Ohio 
F. A. Russell, Cleveland. Ohio 
Roy C Russell, Mt. Gilead, Ohio 
I'aniel .1. Ryan. Portsmouth, Ohio 
•F F. Ryan. Manager, Nelson Morris .V Company. Columbus, Ohio 

•I"-. A. Sanders, 655 Oak street, Columbus, Ohio 

Hon. Win. !',. Sanders. Cleveland. Ohio 

Judge Elliot Sandford, New York City 

Henry Sandridge, Reese's, Ohio 

John A. Sarber, Columbus. < dm, 

James Savage, 1361 Hunter street. Columbus. Ohio 

William M. Savage, .">!» Jefferson avenue. Columbus, Ohio 

Ceo. W. Saviers, 562 Franklin avenue. Columbus. Ohio 

E. D. Sawyer. Cleveland, Ohio 

Reuben A. Sawyier, 74;* East Town street. Columbus, Ohio 

A. IF Saxton, 368 Lewis avenue, Brooklyn, New York 

M. F. Schaffer, Brashears, Ohio 

Chas. I. Scheaf, lb' Easl Spring street, Columbus, Ohio 

E. D. Scheble, Toledo. Ohio 

Chas. Sheehy, I). I". A.. Canadian Pacific Railroad. Detroit, Michigan 

Frank IF Schille, 121 Fast Main street. Columbus, Ohio 

A. Schleckman, Lancaster, < >hio 

Theo. Schlesinger, 463 East Main street. Columbus. Ohio 

c. IF Schmelz, < lolumbus, I >hio 

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John Schmidt, Daily Meal .Market. 427 South High street, Columbus, 

Ohio 
Hart Schrader, Broad street, Columbus, Ohio 
John C. Schubert, Iroquois < lul>. Chicago, Illinois 
Fnvin W. Schueller, Student Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 
John B. Schueller, M. I).. 439 South High street. Columbus, Ohio 
Henry J. Schulte, Cincinnati, Ohio 
Peter Schwab, Hamilton. Butler County. Ohio 

John J. Schwartz. Merchant, of Schwartz & Schwenker. Columbus, 0. 
Col. Andrew Schwarz, Grand Central Hotel. Columbus, < >hio 
Fred. W. Schwarz, 492 South Third street. Columbus, Ohio 
Jos. A. Schwar/. 94 Thurman street. Columbus, Ohio 
Win. E. Scolield. Jr.. Marion. < Ihio 
I )r. A. J. Scott. Loudonville, Ashland < lounty, < Ihio 
J. Scowden, Springfield, Ohio 
Harvey Scribner, Toledo. Ohio 

James Etespayse Scurry. :>\ South High street, Columbus, Ohio 
('. W. Seabright, Mayor of Wheeling, West Virginia 
Proctor, E. Sea-. < irrville. » >hio 
Cyrus Seeds. Sr., Pleasant Corners, Franklin County, Ohio 

E. W. Seeds, Wesley Block. Columbus, Ohio 

J. R. Seliey. Toledo. ( )hio 

J. M. Schallenberger, Lancaster. Ohio 

Edwin R. Sharp, 111 Jefferson avenue. Columbus, Ohio 

M. I>. Shaw. Wapakoneta, Ohio 

Hon. Thos. G. Shearman, New York City 

Hon. S. 1'. Sheerin, Indianapolis, Indiana 

Robert E. Sheldon. Columbus, Ohio 

Hon. W. Shepard, Columbus, Ohio 

Felix R. Shepley, Massillon, < Ihio 

( ;. F. Sherman, 240 East State street, • lolumbus, < >hio 

Louis W. Sherwood. Columbus, Ohio 

Frank I>. Shinn, Columbus, Ohio 

William Shockley, 664 Easi Mound street. Columbus, Ohio 

A. A. Shumaker, 1<>"> Starr avenue. Columbus, Ohio 

F. A. Siegel, Columbus, Ohio 

H. X. Siegenthaler, Springfield, Ohio 



•I. Edward Simmons, New York City 

William H. Simonton, ( !lerk of the < Courts, ( lolumbus, < Ihio 

Geo. W. Sinks, ( lolumbus, ( >hio 

•I. E. Slyh, ( ' ) i 1 1 1 1 > 1 1 Township, Franklin ( 'ounty, < Ihio 

John W. Slyh. Clinton Township, Columbus, Ohio 

1 ».i\ ill Smart. ( Ihillicothe, < lhio 

1 >r. ( !lare L. Smith. < lolumbus, ( >hio 

Edmund Smith. 86 Mast Town street. ( 'olumbus, < lhio 

[rving Smith. 47 South Sixth street. ( lolumbus, < Ihio 

•I. I*. Smith. Circleville, Ohio 

J. Q. Smith. Oakland. Ohio 

Louis Herbert Smith. 8 Hast Broad street, Columbus, Ohio 

Terry II. Smith. Jr., Iroquois Club, Chicago, Illinois 

Gen. R. J. Smith. Iroquois Club, Chicago, Illinois 

Dr. D. J. Snyder, Physician, Insane Asylum, t'olumbus, Ohi< 

Jefferson Sold. Member of Thurman < 'Ink < 'olumbus, < Ihio 

Jeremiah Sohl, Columbus, Ohio 

F. II. Southard. Zanesville, < >hio 

W. S. Sowles, Urbana, Ohio 

Joseph B. W. Spargur, Hillsboro, Ohio 

W. II. Sparks. ( lolumbus, * Ihio 

Thos. R. Sparrow. Columbus, Ohio 

Phil. Speasmaker, London, Ohio 

•lames E. Spencer, 2694 North High -Meet, i lolumbus, < Ihio 

\V. M. Springer, Springfield, Illinois 

F. A. ('. Stacey, Chillicothe, Ohio 

Roberl Stalter, I lolumbus, < ihio 

( 'hosier Stands, ( lolumbus, < Ihio 

Horace < '. Stanwopd, 30 Jefferson avenue, < lolumbus, < Ihio 

Dr. G. S. Stein. M44 South High street, < lolumbus, I Ihio 

John P. Stein. Sandusky. Ohio 

Henry Steube, Columbus, Ohio 

Samuel Stevens. ( lolumbus, < Ihio 

Stanley II. G. Stewart. ( lolumbus < Hub, < lolumbus, < Ihio 

A. II. Stilwell, I loshocton, Ohio 

( '. II. Stimson, Columbus, Ohio 

Win. S. Stimson, 23 North High street. Columbus, Ohio 



F. W. Stracke, Nelsonville, Ohio 

H. T. Strawbridge, London, Ohio 

Wm. Strickler, Delaware, Ohio 

M. Stuart, Ravenna, Ohio 

('. A. Stueve, Wapakoneta, Ohio 

P. J. Sullivan, Deputy Clerk, Columbus, Ohio 

Geo. L. Sutton, 31 South Ninth street, Columbus, Ohio 

W. W. Sutton. Cincinnati, Ohio 

J. L. Swingle, Mt. Gilead, Ohio 

Isaac II. Taggert, 79 Niagara Square, Buffalo, New York 
J. B. Tangeman, 147 West Third street, Cincinnati, Ohio 

E. L. Taylor, Columbus, Ohio 
W. A. Taylor, Columbus, Ohio 

Manly Tello, Editor Universe, Cleveland, Ohio 

Orrin Thacker, 1094 East Long street, Columbus, Ohio 

Ned. E. Thatcher. Editor Democratic Mirror. Marion, Ohio 

Adolf Theobald, Columbus, Ohio 

Frederick Theobald, K87 South High street, Columbus. Ohio 

F. B. Thomas. Springfield, Ohio 

Hon. Jno. E. Thomas, Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin 

W. S. Thomas. Springfield, Ohio 

Robt. Thompson. S12 Neil avenue, Columbus, Ohio 

Robert Hallam Thompson, Troy, New York 

W. M. Thompson, Attorney at Law, Columbus, Ohio 

F. H. Thornhill, Richwood, Ohio 

Allen G. Thurman. Columbus, Ohio 

Allen W. Thurman, Columbus, Ohio 

W. E. Tingle, Zanesville, Ohio 

('apt. II. F. Tobey, Torch, Athens County, Ohio 

James C. Tobias, Bucyrus, Ohio 

W. H. Todd, 909 East Town street, Columbus. Ohio 

J. B. Townsend, Lima, Ohio 

H. P. Townsley, Cleveland, Ohio 

J. L. Trauger, 210 South High street, Columbus, Ohio 

B. Tristram, Marion. Ohio 

Samuel Trounstjne, with F. $ R.. Lazarus & Co., Columbus, Ohio 



E. W. Tuller, Dublin, Ohio 
Hartwell Tuller. Columbus, Ohio 
Henry I). Turney, Columbus, Ohio 
John C. Turpen, Greenville, Ohio 
L. Benton Tussing, Columbus, Ohio 

Hon. John C. Tni hill. State Librarian, Columbus, Ohio 

Hon. Edwin F. I'M, Mayor, Grand Rapids, Michigan 
Ed. Fry, with F. & R. Lazarus & Co., Columbus, Ohio 

L. E. Valentine. 15 South High street, Columbus, Ohio 
Dr. Reuben A. Vance, Cleveland, Ohio 

A. R. Van Cleaf, Circleville, Ohio 

John W. Van Meter, with Samuel Stevens & Company, Columbus, 0. 

Dr. T. Van Dupuy, Xenia, Ohio 

('has. L. Vieman, Columbus, Ohio 

J. J. Vonaix. 24.") Fast Fulton street, Columbus, Ohio 

C. \V. Voorhees, 44."> North Park street, Columbus, Ohio 

Robert EL Wacker, F!4 Fast Mound street, Columbus, Ohio 

B. F. Wade, United Stales Marshal, Northern District of Ohio, Toledo, 

Ohio 
Edwin Wagner, Akron. Ohio 

C. < '. Waite. ( Jolumbus, < >hio 

0. 1'. Walcott, 136 Fast Broad street. Columbus, Ohio 

A. M. Walcutt, 47 King avenue, Columbus, Ohio 

A. R, Walcutt, Neil avenue, Columbus, Ohio 

Gustavus II. Wald, Cincinnati. Ohio 

Chas. N. Walker. Columbus, Kentucky 

Jno. N. Walker, Woodrow, Pennsylvania 

Edwd. 1!. Wall. ( 'olumbus club. Columbus, Ohio 

W'm. Wall. 4.'> West State street, Columbus, Ohio (Member of the 

Board of Public Works) 
.las. F. Walsh, (lev. 4and. Ohio 

I'. E. Walsh, dr.. 640 Hamlet street, Columbus, Ohio 
Thos. F. Walsh. Cuyahoga Falls. Ohio 

F. S. Walton. Youngstown, ' >hio 
O A. Ward. Si. Clair, Michigan 

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\Y. C Ward. Loudon. Ohio 

Dr. John A. Warde, Assistant Physician, Ohio Penitentiary, Colum- 
bus, Ohio 
J. W. Warder, 180£ North High street, Columbus, Ohio 
Frank Warner, Columbus, Ohio 
John G. Warwick, Massillon, Ohio 
W. K. L. Warwick, Massillon, Ohio 
Jno. W. Washburn, Waverly, Ohio 
W. A. Wasson, Columbus, < )hio 
David K. Watson, Columbus, Ohio 
James Watson, Columbus, Ohio 
Bishop John A. Watterson, Columbus, Ohio 

Hon. Thomas A. E. Weadock (Congressman-elect ). Hay City. Mich. 
Wm. T. Wear, Urbana, Ohio 

E. W. Weaver, 246 South Third street, Columbus, Ohio 
Jos. A. Webb, Columbus, Ohio 

Jacob Weber, 242^ South High street. Columbus, Ohio 
Julius Weber, Urbana. Ohio 

J. P. Weisman, 146 South High street, Columbus, Ohio 
Andrew Welch. Iroquois club. Chicago, Illinois 
C. S. Welch, Athens. Ohio 
S. Weldy, Logan, Ohio 

A. J. Welliver, Clerk of the Courts, Hamilton, Ohio 
J. B. Westhafer, Tracy. ( >hio 
M. C. Wetmore, St. Louis, Missouri 

C. W. Wetzler, National Bank of Columbus. ( >hio 
Hon. Peter White. Marquette, Michigan 

Hon. Justin R. Whiting, St. Clair, Michigan 

A. A. Whitney, Mt. Gilead, Ohio 

Frank X. Wilcox. Cleveland, Ohio 

John M. Wilcox. Cleveland, Ohio 

Hon. John M. Wiley. Buffalo, New York 

Thomas Wilkins, 308 Fast Town street, Columbus. Ohio 

J. G. Willden, Iroquois Club. Chicago. Illinois 

Curtis C. Williams, Columbus. Ohio 

D. E. Williams, City Auditor. Columbus, Ohio 

Henry A. Williams. :;<; and -"iT Board of Trade, Columbus. Ohio 



Dr. J. II. Williams. Athens, Ohio 

Neville Williams, Columbus, Ohio 

Thos. N. Williams, Columbus, Ohio 

Frank Wilson, 70 Mast Noble street, Columbus, Ohio 

Horace Wilson, Columbus, Ohio 

Hon. Wm. L. Wilson. Charlestown, West Virginia 

J. W. Wisker, with Horn & Company, Columbus, Ohio 

Anton Witteler, Jackson Club, Fanner, Marion Township, Franklin 

( 'ounty, Ohio 
Theo. Wolfram. 69 North High street, Columbus, Ohio 
Francis C. Wood, Columbus, Ohio 
I). A. Wright, 1051 Oak street, Columbus, Ohio 
Jacob Wulle, 279 South High street, Columbus, Ohio 

E. W. Y antes, 4(> Smith Place avenue, Columbus, Ohio 
I), o. Young, Upper Sandusky, Ohio 

Harry R. Young, Marion, Ohio 
John H. Young, Urbana, Ohio 
Otto E. Young, Massillon, Ohio 

F. A. Zapp, Columbus, Ohio 
John Zimmerman, Wooster, Ohio 

John Zuber. Deputy County Treasurer, Columbus, Ohio 



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T. M. Bigger, Official Stenographer, Columbus, Ohio 
D. L. Bowersmith. Associated Press, Columbus, Ohio 
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bus, Ohio 
S. F. Cary, Jr., Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio 

George Cole, American District Telegraph Company, Columbus, Ohio 
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James E. Fisher, New York Sun, 216 < iak street, ( 'olumbus, < >hio 

J. W". Flickinger, Toledo Commercial, Columbus, Ohio 

I reorge 11. Gordon, ( ?< /■< /.',-</ /.< .^A /-. ( lolumbus, < >hio 

George R. Hippard, Press 2Vews Association, Columbus, Ohio 

Henry M. Hunt. TJu United Press, Chicago, Illinois 

J. J. Jennings, St. Louis Republic, Columbus, Ohio 

Malcolm Jennings, Cincinnati Times Star, Columbus, Ohio 

Alex. J. Jones, Associated Press, Chicago, Illinois 

li. T. Knox. Press News Association, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 

II. I >. Landon, Toledo Blade, Columbus, Ohio 

Karl Landon, Columbus Press, Columbus. Ohio 

F. \Y. Levering, Cincinnati Post, Columbus, Ohio 

E. I!. Lilley, Daily Dispatch, Columbus, Ohio 

John R. Malloy, Cincinnati Enquirer, Columbus, Ohio 

John Metters, Dispatch, Columbus, Ohio 

W. II. Millay, Artist, Frank Leslie's, Columbus, Ohio 

J. A. Newton, Picayune, New Orleans, Louisiana 

\V. E. Prine, Ohio StaU Journal, Columbus, Ohio 

II. I'. Romaine. Columbus Sunday Herald, 337 Wesl Fifth avenue. 

• 'olumbus, < >hio 
George Smart. Plaindealer, Cleveland, Ohio 

F. W. Snell. New" Yorh Times, Columbus, Ohio 
T. C. Snyder, Canton Democrat, Canton, Ohio 

L P! Stephens, Cleveland Leader and New Yorh Tribune, Columbus, 

Ohio 
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Cetters anb (Eelearams. 



State of New Jebset, Executive Department, 

Tbj ber 28, 1^90. 

5 . i 

My Deab Sib — I am in receipt of the invitation to attend the 
''Old Roman" banquet. It would afford me irreat pleas 
present, and I would beg poss ble, to leave my public dul 

attend, but rind it impossible to do so. My great admiration for Sen- 
ator Thurman. as one of the purest and best type- of Democracy, 
would make it a pleasure to be pres -i which honored 

him. I am, with great respect, 

Yours very truly. 

LEON ABBETT. 



PRESIDENT'S LL UNIVERSITY. 

Ithaca. N. V.. I >ctober 24, 18 

5 S , I man; 

Sib — I beg to acknowledge the honor c>! your invitation to 

he present at the banquet to be given in honor of the Hun. Allen <l. 

Thurman. 1 have long had great admiration and respect for Senator 

Thurman. and it would give me genuine pleas . my high 

appreciation of his great ability, of the integrity of his character, and 

ot' his signal devotion to the principle- of hi- party, were it possible 

for me t" he absent from my post at this University at the time of the 

banquet. My duties here, however, are imperative, and therefore it 

will not he possible for me to he present. Hoping thai your banquet 

will in every wa ssful. I am, 

Very respectfully yours, 

I K AI'AMS. 
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7 Nassau Street, New York, November 11, 1890. 

My Dear Sir — I regret that I cannot personally be present at 
the "Old Roman" banquet, to celebrate the 77th birthday of Hon. 
Allen G. Thurman, the patriot and statesman, whose acquaintance I 
am proud to say has been valued by me for many years. Will you 
have the kindness to present to Mr. Thurman my warmest regards and 
say none of his many friends can wish him every blessing more than I. 
I enclose $ 10 as my contribution to the fund. 

Very truly yours, 
Frank C. Eaton. Esq. JOHN T. AGNEW. 



Columbus, November 6, 1890. 
Hon. Calvin S. Brice and Others: 

Gentlemen — Accept my thanks for your kind invitation to the 
" Old Roman Banquet," to be given in honor of my friend, Judge 
Thurman. I regret that I shall at the time designated for it, be neces- 
sarily absent from the city, or I should gladly avail myself of your 
kindness and join with you in thus bearing testimony to the value of 
Judge Thurman's life and services. I have known him well for fifty- 
five years, having been examined with him for admission to the Bar in 
1835. He has been during the greater part of his long life, a faithful 
and valuable public servant, and lie is, as we all know, a kind friend 
and neighbor, and a man of such integrity, uprightness, and weight 
of character, that men of all parties trust him and will gladly unite 
in doing him honor. Again thanking you for your courtesy, I am gen- 
tlemen, Very truly yours, 

JOHN W. ANDRE WS. 



Sedalia, Mo., November 8. 1890. 
Hon. Allen G. Thurman: 

Esteemed Sir — You will kindly pardon an humble worshiper at 
your shrine for intruding on your valuable time, but I write to pre- 
sent my congratulations to you and also introduce to you, Allen Thur- 
man Archer, my little son, with the wish that he may be given a plate 
at the banquet served in your honor, ill lieu of myself, who had earn- 

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estly hoped to be presenl on this auspicious occasion, bul who has 
been prevented, much to bis regret, by a pressure of business. 

The " Young Roman '* is a child of fine intelligence, and it is my 
earnest wish that he may become as grand a character in the history 
• it' American citizenship as the " Old Roman" whose namesake lie is, 
ami whose portrait he has already learned to know and love. 

With profound regards, and trusting that you. honored sir. may 
live to celebrate many more birthdays, I remain. 

Yours in trill h and spirit. 
R. P. ARCHER. 

New York. October 27, iv.»<>. 
Han. Calvin - s '. Brice, Chairman: 

Dear Sib — It would afford me infinite pleasure to he able to avail 
myself of your invitation to he presenl at the banquet to he given in 
honor of Hon. A. G. Thurman, and to assist in any degree in doing 
honor to that distinguished exponent and champion of Democratic 
principles, now at a patriarchal age, enjoying the respect and esteem 
of every citizen of that Union which is so dear to him and with a 
retrospecl which brings no regrets to him, hut circumstances will not 
permit my absence from New York at the time named. With the 
heartiest wishes for the continuance of your distinguished townsman's 
life and prosperity and for the siu-ce^s already surely to he predicted 
of your celebration. I am . very truly yours. 

JOHN 11. V. ARNOLD. 



Boston, October -'•':. L890. 



//„/,. Calvin S. Brice. Chairman: 



Dear Sir — I lien to acknowledge the receipt of an invitation to 
attend the banquet which i> to In- given on the With of November in 
honor of Allen < ;. Thurman. 

1 greatly regret that it will he impossible for me to lie present, as 
it would be a great satisfaction to me in share personally in anything 
which may prove to Mr. Thurman how highly his services are esti- 
mated. Very respectfully and truly yours. 

EDWARD ATKINSON. 

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Mr. Samuel D. Babcock returns his thanks to the Thurman Club 
for its invitation to the banquet in honor of the Hon. A. G. Thurman, 
and Mr. B. regrets his inability to testify by his presence to the high 
respect he entertains for that venerable and distinguished statesman. 

New York, November 11, lsf)(>. 



Utica, N. Y.. October 30, lS'.lO. 
Calvin S. Brice ■' 

Dear Sir — Distance prevents me from sharing in the pleasures 
of the banquet to the Old Roman. Ohio's favorite son deserves this 
testimonial, and in honoring I his illustrious statesman you honor your- 
selves, and your country as well. That the noble old commoner may 
long be spared to you and to his country is the wish of 

THo.MAS V. BAKER, 
On behalf of The Utica Saturday Globe. 



Telegram.] 

Leavenworth, Kansas. November 13, 1890. 
Hon. Joh. H. Oulhwaite : 

The Bandana Club of Leavenworth, at its second annual banquet 
in honor of Allen G. Thurman, sends greeting to its Ohio brethren, 
and many wishes for long life for the man we are honoring to-night. 



From the Secretary of State.] 

Montgomery, Ala.. < >ctober 31, 1890. 
Mr. Frank ('. Eaton : 

Dear Sir — 1 am just in receipt of an invitation to attend the 
"Old Roman " banquet, and I beg to thank you and the Club for the 
same. 

It certainly would be a pleasure to me to assist, by my presence. 
in doing honor to one whose name is synonymous with genuine Dem- 
ocracy all over this broad land, and to testify my admiration of his 
character and services, but my official duties are such that it will be 
out of my power to attend. 

With best wishes for the life and health of the grand old Demo- 
crat, and for the success of the Club bearing his name, I am, 
Very respectfully, 

•I. I). BARRON. 



Wilmington, Del., November 10, 1890. 
//on. Calvin S. Brice, and others: 

Gentlemen — I beg to acknowledge with my sincere thanks your 
courteous invitation to be presenl al the "Old Roman" banquet. I 
have delayed replying to it longer than I should have done, because 
almost ever since I have received it I have been confined to my 
house by illness, and I kepi hoping thai things mighl turn so as to 
enable me to be presenl on so memorable and interesting an occasion. 
Il is manifest, however, thai I musi give up the idea altogether, and 
indeed I shall be fortunate if by thai time I am able to leave mj bed. 
I must, therefore, with greal regret, decline your imitation ami eon 
tent myself with sending my earnesl wishes thai the banquet and all 
the proceedings may be worthy of the occasion and the subject. 

I yield to no one in admiration of the character and appreciation 
of the services of Judge Thurman to bis party and the country. He 
is one of those fortunate men whose public life really represents an 
epoch in the history of Ins party and his country. The detailed story 
of Ins senatorial career would be of necessity the history of how, in 
spite of the mad career of passion engendered by the war, the under- 
lying principles of the Federal Union were held fasl to and finally 
re-established even by a Republican Supreme Court. 

It is hardly likely that a fitting record will ever be made of the 
services of Judge Thurman and three or loin- colleagues who in that 
day confronted an apparently irresistible opposition, and wearying 
not. in season and out ol season, continued to stand upon the moun 
tain, to cry aloud and spare not through all that tierce attack upon the 
Constitution in the balls of Congress, none the less insidious than that 
which preceded it on the field of battle. Bui be has reared for him 
self a monument more enduring than l>ra<- in the affectionate regard 
of the Democrat- of his own lime which I fancy will prove strong 
enough to transmit itself, even by tradition alone, to the generations 
to come. 

Judge Thurman's age at the time of hi- party'- final success made 
it a natural thing that be should be rather a Moses than a Joshua, hut 
I have no hesitation in saying from my own immediate observation 
and experience and personal knowledge of events, that on one occa- 

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sion he probably would have been nominated for the Presidency, and, 
if nominated, elected, but for the fact that his own State had such a 
remarkable number of distinguished sons, and was unable to under- 
stand either that only one of them could be President at a time, or 
that Thurman was a name by which the rest of the country was 
anxious to have Ohio's permission to conjure. 

May God preserve the life of Allen G. Thurman until the pending 
revolution is completed, and may his last years be made happy by the 
complete re-establishment in power of the triumphant Democracy. 

Very sincerely yours, 
GEO. H. BATES. 

From the Ex-Secretary of State.] 

Wilmington, Del., November 4, 1890. 

Hon. Calvin S. Brice, Chairman: 

Dear Sir — I have the honor to acknowledge the invitation to the 
banquet to be given to the Hon. Allen G. Thurman, and I regret 
exceedingly my inability to avail myself of the privilege of being 
present on so interesting an occasion. 

I entered the Senate of the United States on the same day as your 
venerable and honored guest, and we were part of the scanty handful 
in that body to whom was then committed the maintenance of our 
political faith. Relations of intimacy ripened soon into mutual confi- 
dence and affection between us. 

It pleased God to bestow upon Judge Thurman an intellect singu- 
larly clear, strong, and judicial, joined with a true and honest heart. 
It has been the good fortune of his fellow countrymen to have these 
noble faculties enlisted importantly, freely, and disinterestedly in 
their service. 

As a ('(institutional Lawyer. Judge Thurman had not his equal in 
the Senate while he served there, and no man of simpler and more 
solid integrity ever did serve there. 

He well deserves honor and thanks .at the hands of his country- 
men, and I rejoice to see him now in the enjoyment of — 

"All that should accompany old age: 
Love, honor, obedience, troops of friends." 

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I earnestly hope thai he may live long in health i<> inspire wisdom 

by his patriotic counsel and render service to hi- country, and his 
declining years he lighted up with — 

" The holy pride of good intent. 
The glory of a life well spent." 

Very respectfully, your obedienl servant, 

T. F. HA YARD. 



109 Fifth Avenue, New York. October 30. 1890. 

.\h Dear Sir — I regret extremely that it will not be in my power 
to accept your kind invitation for the evening of November 13. It 
would have been a source of heartfelt pleasure for me to be able to be 
with you on that auspicious occasion, in order to offer my tribute of 
respect to the man whom I have learned to love and honor for so many 
years, and whose friendship I cherish among the proudest and most 
precious possessions of my life. Permit me to offer for your acceptance 
the following toast : 

Allen (r. Thurman. the patriot and statesman, the personification 
of all that is noble and good in human nature; may his life be spared 
for many, many years in health, contentment, and happiness, and may 
he be vouchsafed to see the country, he loved and Berved so well, 
redeemed by a victorious Democracy from the misrule of a sectional. 
intolerant, and corrupt party. 

I have the honor to he, yours very respectfully, 

AUGUST HELM (J. XT. 

Hon. Calvin S. Brick. Chairman. 



Dayton, November 1, 1890. 
Hon. ('. S. Brice, Chairman: 

Compliments and regrets. In common with all Buckeyes 1 wish 
i he leader of <>hi,, Democracy a prolonged life and happiness. 

Respectfully. 

W. D. BICKHAM. 

Editor Dayton Journal 



From the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.] 

Washington, November 8, 1890. 
Hon. Calvin. S. Brice, Chairman: 

Dear Sir — It is with no ordinary regrel that I announce my 
inability to accept the kind invitation to attend the banquet at Colum- 
bus on the 13th inst. My duties here imperatively demand that I 
deny myself the pleasure of being present to join my congratulations 
with the thousands of his devoted friends on that auspicious occasion. 
From an acquaintance of forty years I can truly say that I have never 
known a better man, a truer patriot, a sounder jurist, or greater states- 
man than Judge Thurman. I do not believe his superior in any of 
these particulars lives today. May he live to receive the homage and 
congratulations of his admiring countrymen on many recurring anni- 
versaries of his natal day. Extending my most sincere congratulations 
to the "Old Roman" with every good wish for his future, I am. 

Yours most sincerely, £ _ R mxGHAM _ 



From the Ex-United States Commissioner of Pensions.] 

Chicago, III., October 27, 1890. 
Hon. Calvin S. Brice, Chairman: 

Dear Sir — I regret exceedingly that engagements I have already 
formed will prevent the acceptance of your courteous invitation for 
November 13. Wishing you every success, I remain, 

Very truly yours, JQHN Q< ^^ 



From the Senator from Kentucky] 
To the Thurman Club: 

Gentlemen — I have to acknowledge the compliment of your invi- 
tation for Thursday, November 13. I very much regret to say that 
conditions which I cannot control make it impossible for me to be 
with you. No one holds in greater esteem than I, the Lofty character 
and splendid ability of him whom you seek to honor. I only wish 
that I could attest by my personal presence, my love and veneration 
for the grand old man. Very sincerely. 

Versailles, October 29, 1890. JO. C. S. BLACKBURN. 

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From the Associate .Justice of the Supreme Courl of the United States.] 

H.'!2 K. Street X. W., Washington, October 25, 1890. 

Mr. Justice Blatchford begs to acknowledge the courtesy of the 
Thurman Club in inviting him to be present at the "Old Roman" 
banquet on November 13 and to express his regret that the necessity 
of his attendance at Washington in the discharge of bis public ilulics 
will prevent his being at Columbus on the occasion. 



117 Duane Street, New York, November 11. 1890. 

Hon. John ./. Lentz, Chairman: 

Dead Sir — I regret that it will be impossible for me to accept the 
polite invitation to attend the banquet to be given in honor of the 
Hon. Allen G. Thurman. The "Old Roman" is honored by all Amer- 
icans irrespective of partisan affiliations, and I regret thai I cannot 

pay my personal respects to him on the occasion. 
Yours truly. 

CORNELIUS N. BLISS. 



From the Editor of The Ladies Home Journal. | 

Philadelphia, October 28, 1890. 

Gentlemen — I beg to acknowledge your invitation to attend the 
banquet in honor of the Hon. Allen G. Thurman. I regret, however, 
that other engagements will make it impossible for me to avail myself 
of your kindness, and hence can only wish that the occasion may be 
characterized by that harmonious feeling and respect which every 
American citizen feels toward Mr. Thurman irrespective of political 

party. Yerv cordially yours, 

EDWARD W. BOB 

Boodt, McLellah & Co., Bankers, 

\'i:\\ Yokk. November 6, 1890. 
Hon. Calvin s. Brice, Chairman: 

1 beg to acknowledge the receipt of your invitation to a banquet 
to be given in honor of the "Old Roman." I regre1 that I must be 
absent. But I rejoice that the old hero's heart will he made glad, not 



only by this testimonial of the regard of his countrymen, hut by the 

knowledge that the principles which he has so long defended are at 
last triumphant in all parts of the land. 

Very truly yours, ])AVII) A _ B0 ODY. 



From the Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Uniteit States.] 

Washington, D. C, October 31, 1890. 
Calvin S. Brice, Esq., Chairman: 

Sir — Whilst sensible of the honor of receiving your invitation to 
be present at the banquet to be given in honor ot Allen G. Thurman. 
I am compelled by official engagements to decline its acceptance. As 
I have enjoyed to some extent the personal acquaintance of Mr. Thur- 
man, and as my own 77th birthday has recently taken place during the 
present year. 1 naturally feel an interest in the occurrence of the same 
event in the life of so eminent a man, and one so justly esteemed. 
His is a distinguished instance of a long and successful public life 
without a stain. As a statesman, a jurist, and a citizen of the Repub- 
lic, he has always commanded the highest respect of his fellow-citizens, 
irrespective of parties or opinions. Can any higher honor than this 
fall to the lot of any man ? With the accumulated trophies of an hon- 
orable life, he well deserves the proposed ovation to his distinguished 
merits. Very truly yours, 

JOSEPH P. BRADLEY. 



Interstate Commerce Commission, 

Washington, November S, lS'.tO. 
Hon. Calvin S. Brier. Chairman: 

Dear Sir — 1 have the honor to respect fully acknowledge the 
receipt of invitation to be present at the " Old Roman " banquet, I 
have delayed answering until the present time, hoping that something 
would happen postponing previous official engagements, that would 
enable me to accept this invitation. I deeply regret that nothing has 

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occurred thai will have the effecl of postponing such previous official 
engagements and therefore it will he entirely out of my power to 
attend this banquet. 

Several weeks ago, the [nterstate Commerce Commission, al the 
urgent request of parties in Chattanooga and that vicinity, set a num 
her of cases for hearing at Chattanooga on the 1-th of this month. 
These hearings will occupy several days. Two of the Commissioners 
cannot possibly go. My presence will he necessary in order to make a 
quorum or majority of the Commission. 

After stating ; these facts, I desire to add that it would be difficult 
for me to conceive of anything that would give me more pleasure than 
to testify the exalted esteem in which I hold Hon. Allen (i. Thurman, 
my greal reverence for him, my admiration for him, and my love for 
him. He is truly the father of Democracy at the present time and no 
party and uo organization ever had a father who was a higher type <>f 
man. He is a lit theme for all the orators who will attend the banquet 
at Columbus and who at other places in our country will take occasion 
to express themselves in regard to him and his service. He is to <J a y 
one of the highest types of representative American manhood to he 
found in our country and is a living exemplification of those patriotic 
and robust qualities which have so long distinguished the leaders of 
the party of Jefferson and Jackson. I find it difficult to keep from 
making a speech myself in this letter, but am admonished that it is not 
the time and place for it. 

Feeling sure that the occasion will he one of great happiness and 
enjoyment to the many distinguished and patriotic Democrats vvho 
will attend this banquet and in every respect worthy of the illustrious 
man in whose honor it is given, and with my best wishes to him. to 
you. and to all the brethren then and there assembled. I have the 
honor to be. Most truly yours. v\- l BRAGG 



Telegram from the Congressman from the Second Arkansas District.] 

Little Hock. Akk.. November 10, 1890. 

President Thurman Banquet: 

I regret my inability to attend banquet in honor of Mr. Thurman. 
who is an honor to his country. I rejoice with you that his declining 
years are made glad, and our country is blessed by the glorious 
triumph of the great principles he has so long and so ably expounded. 

C. R. BRECKINRIDGE. 



From the Inspector General of the Arm\ 

War Department, Washington, October 30, 1890. 

General Breckinridge lias the honor of acknowledging the kind 
invitation of the Thurman Club to attend the "Old Roman" banquet, 
His admiration for Judge Thurman would of course bring him there if 
pressing engagements did not make it impossible for him to leave 
Washington. 

We are all to he congratulated that we slill have the lighl of 
Judge Thurman's advice, and can enjoy his sage counsel, and all the 
rich honors the warm affection of the people has always been ready 
and delighted to give him. 

From tin- Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. J 

W ishington, I). C. October 23, 1890. 
Hon. Calvin S. Briee, Chairman: 

Dear Sib — 1 beg leave to acknowledge the receipt from your 
committee of an invitation to be present at a banquet on November 
13th to the Hon. Allen G. Thurman. It would give me great pleasure 
t(, be present, and join with you and others in paying respect to the 
distinguished jurist and statesman, but the pressure of official business 
will prevent my attendance. Yours very respectfully, 

DAVID J. BREWER. 

Telegram from Senator-elect Brice. of Ohio.] 

„ ., .V.u York. November 12, 1890. 

John •/. Ltitlz, President: 

I regret very much that I will not be able to be with you at the 

banquet. CALVIN S. BRICE. 

Commonwealth of Kentucky, Executive Department, 
Frankfort, October 25, 1890. 
Hon. ( 'ul i'ih S. Brice : 

Deab Sir — You and the other gentlemen of your committee will 
please to accept my thanks for invitation to the "Old Roman" ban- 
(|uei. The double duty of Executive and of Delegate to the Consti- 
tutional Convention now devolve upon me, and I may be detained 
here at that time; but if at all practicable, I will attend. 

Yours truly. g B BUCKNER. 

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Cornell University, School op Law. 
Ithica, N. Y.. November L2, L890. 
The Honorable Calvin S. Briee: 

My Dear Sir — I heartily regrel thai I cannot be present at the 
'•old Roman" banquet to-morrow evening. 

Il would give me the greatest pleasure to hear and applaud the 
words of well deserved praise of Judge Thurman which will be spoken, 
and to show by my presence that I belong to that multitude of his 
fellow citizens who are proud of his honorable life and revere his 
uoble character. Very respectfully yours 

FRANCIS M. BURDICK. 



Boston. Mass.. November 3, L890. 
Hon. Calvin S. Brice, Chairman: 

Dear Sir — I have been honored in the receipt of the courteous 
invitation of the Thurman Club to be present at its banquet. 

I much regret that imperious business engagements and the 
fatigues following a late extended journey imperatively hinder my 
attendance. 

I have enjoyed the privilege of Judge Thurman's personal 
acquaintance and friendship for a series of years during his public 
service at Washington, and although we differed in some matters, they 
belonged to the class of political ethics only. I have admired even- 
element of his character, and do reverence his talents and attainments. 
and his unswerving fidelity to public interests. I fully believe that 
had he been nominated by the Democratic Convention of 1884, he 
would have been triumphantly elected. No man could have said 
wisely or truthfully that every interest of the country, foreign and 
domestic, would not have been safe in his hands and transmitted to his 
successor as precious trusts. With such opinion and feeling I could 
take part in your festivities at his birthday in honor of the grand old 
man better than any Roman, and I fervently pray that his days may 
he prolonged a living example to the present generation. 

Accept for yourself personally my fullest sensibilities. 
I am, very truly yours, 

BENJ. F. BUTLER. 



From the Senator from South Carolina ] 

Edgefield, S. ('.. November 10. 1890. 
Hon. Calvin S. Brice, Chairman: 

My Dear Sir — I have deferred replying to your invitation to the 
'"Old Roman" banquet hoping that I might be able to accept, hut I 
find at the last moment it will he impossible. 

I need scarcely assure the committee how much pleasure and 
gratification it would give me to, join in this testimonial of respect and 
honor to this great and illustrious man. I served with him for a num- 
ber of years in the United States Senate, and it may not be inappro- 
priate to repeat here, what I have so often said, that of all the distin- 
guished men with whom I have been thrown during the last fifteen 
years — and I have met them all of this country — Judge Thurman is 
easily the greatest of any of them. I use the word "greatest '" in its 
fullest and most comprehensive sense ; greatest in intellectual power, 
in broad national statesmanship; in exalted character: and 1 venture 
the prediction this will lie the position he will occupy, among his con- 
temporaries, when the history of his time comes to be written. 

It would have afforded me very great gratification to have testified 
my appreciation of the man and statesman by personal attendance 
upon t lie occasion of the banquet given in his honor, but it is impossi- 
ble. Will you do me the kindness to present me most cordially to 
Judge Thurman, and express to him the pleasure 1 feel at the honors 
and personal tributes he is receiving at the hands of his countrymen. 
He deserves them all, and more, and 1 trust he may survive to enjoy 
the triumph of those principles in t he administration of government 
for which he has been such an able and unswerving advocate. 

Very truly yours, etc., 

M. 0. BUTLER. 

From the Senator from the I0tb» New York District.] 

New York, November 10, 1890. 
Hon. Ciil fin S. Brice, Chairman^ etc.: 

Dear Sir — I am in receipt of your invitation \<> attend the ban- 
quel to In- given in honor of Allen (J. Thurman on the 13th inst. I 
had hoped until now thai 1 would have been able to be present in 
person to testify my respect fur the "Old Roman" as a citizen, and 

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my appreciation us a Democrat, for the services he has rendered both 
in his country and to his party, but I find that my engagements arc 
such that the pleasure will be denied me. The career (if Senator 
Thurman is one which reflects honor not only upon the individual, but 
upon the State through whose instrumentality he has been so service- 
aide to the country. It is my fervent hope that he may live tor many 
years to come in the midst of his friends and a grateful community. 

Faithfully yours. 
JACOB A. CANTOR. 

From the Senator from Kentucky.] 

Covington, Kv.. November 13, 1890. 
■In in,* Watson. Esq., Chairman, etc.: 

Dear Sir — So many admirers of your distinguished guesl will be 
present from all parts of the country at your celebration this evening, 
that the absence of one will scarcely be noticed, and yet I regret that 
unexpected circumstances prevent me from attending and participal 
Lng in your proceedings. There is no living statesman who enjoys the 
respect and confidence of the people of all parties to a greater extent 
than the veteran Democrat in whose honor your celebration is held, 
and there is none more worthy of their friendship and gratitude. 
Strict integrity and t lie highest order of ability have characterized his 
whole public career, whether on the bench or in the Senate, and it 
must be a source of great gratification to him to know that during a 
loiiir and active life in a period of great political excitement and bit- 
terness, neither his motives nor his methods have ever been ques- 
tioned. His fame as an able and incorruptible servant of the people 
is secure even in the hands of his political enemies, while his political 
friends will always remember and cherish his counsels and service- as 
valuable parts of the contributions made by the American Democracy 
to the cause of free government. 

His has bee%a busy and useful life, and it is eminently proper 
that it should not close without this spontaneous testimonial from his 
fellow citizens. 

With the sincere hope that he may live to meet his friends upon 
many more such occasions, I am. Very truly yours 

.1. <i. CARLISLE. 



Mr. Jno. W. Cakter, Boston, Mass.. regrets exceedingly thai 
absence from the country will prevent his being present at the ban- 
quet in honor of Allen G. Thurman. He would gladly unite with 
friends and distinguished guests in doing honor to a veritable "Old 
Roman" and in paying allegiance at the same time to the vital princi- 
ples of the Democratic party. 



1316 Connecticut Avenue, 
Washington. D. C, November 10. 1890. 

Hon. Calvin S. Brice, Chairman: 

Dear Sir — I have the honor to acknowledge an invitation to the 
"Old Roman" banquet. From my great admiration for the noble 
statesman, jurist, pure and patriotic politician, in whose honor the 
banquet is to be given, I would be much gratified could I be present 
on that occasion. It is. therefore, with more than usual regret that I 
find myself unable to attend. 

With the hope thai this -real man may lie long spared to our 
country and thanks to the Committee for their invitation. 

I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant, 

S. I'. CARTER, 
Bear Admiral United States Navy. 



Si nii.w Mercury, New York. November 7. 1890. 
Hun. Calvin S. Brice, Chairman: 

Dear Sir — I am in receipt of your kind invitation to attend the 

••Old Roman" banquet, and although, very much. to my regret, cir 

cumstances will prevent my attendance. I desire to contribute to the 

occasion a share of the expense, and therefore enclose you my cheque 

for the cost of a ticket. 

Respectfully yours, etc., 

WM. CAULDWELL. 

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Whereas, The Democrats of Utah, though remote from the scenes 
of National political strife, and debarred from the participation therein, 
still maintain their devotion to the principles of the party of which 
they esteem ii an honor to belong, and 

Whereas, We recognize in the Hon. Allen G. Thurman, one of 
the greatest and most stately figures upon the political stage, and one 
of the greatest exponents of Democratic doctrine that our country has 
ever produced ; therefore. 

Resolved, By the Central Democratic Club of Salt Lake 
County, Utah, that we hereby tender to lion. Allen G. Thurman our 
sincere and hearty congratulations that he is once more permitted to 
see a -rival National triumph of the principles to which he has stead- 
fastly adhered during his long, useful, and illustrious career, and he it 
further 

Resolved, That we tender to the .Nation at large and especially to 
the Democrats thereof, our most earnest congratulations that we still 
have with us to rejoice aver our greal victory on the seventy-seventh 
anniversary of his birth, the great champion of Democratic principle-, 
the model -talesman, the honest man. "the noblest Roman of them 
all," who for more than fifty years has been the conspicuous champion 
of honest government, and the uncompromising foe of corruption and 
fraud. 

Henry C. Lett, a - <; - Norrell, 

President. J. W. JoDD, 

11. V. Melot, Frank II. Dyer. 

Secretary Committei 

University of Wisconsin, Madison, 
Office of the President, November 5, L890. 

Han. Calvin S. Brice, Chairman: 

Dear Sir — 1 have the honor of acknowledging your kind invita- 
tion to he present at the "Old Roman' 1 banquet. I regret to inform 
you that an engagement in Boston will prevent my acceptance. 
Although not sympathizing in general with the political tenets of 
Judge Thurman. he has always commanded my high admiration for 
his noble characteristics as a man ami his devotion and conscientious- 
ness a- a statesman. Very respectfully yours. 

T. C. CHAMBERLAIN. 



Public Ledger, Philadelphia, November 8, 1890. 

Gentlemen — Your invitation to me to join the Thurman Club and 
other friends of Allen G. Thurman, in the celebration of his seventy- 
seventh anniversary comes as a welcome visitor, and I make grateful 
acknowledgment. I wish 1 could so order affairs that I could be with 
you and greet him personally on so interesting an occasion, but very 
much to my regret it so happens that I cannot. I regard Mr. Thurman 
as in the foremost rank of eminent living Americans for his intellec- 
tual ability, his valuable public service and his high character as 
citizen, jurist, and senator, entitled to the fullest honors that can be 
conferred by his countrymen. In your note you repeat the popular 
sobriquet "'Old Roman." so long and now so affectionately coupled 
with his name. Had he been a citizen of Rome in the days of the 
Republic his grand qualities, his sturdy probity of character, and his 
broad sympathies with the populace would have made him a tribune- 
one of the renowned tribunes of the people who held the aggressive 
privileged classes in check, who sat in the vestibule of the Senate 
House to say " veto,"' I forbid, whenever the acts of the consuls or the 
decrees of the Senate invaded or threatened the rights of the body of 
the people. He is of the mould and metal oi the old tribune of the 
Roman Republic, if ever man was. Though not of his party in any 
partisan sense, I send my sincere homage to him, along with my 
earnest regret that I cannot be present. 

Very truly, 
Calvin S. Brice, Chairman. GEORGE W. CHILDS. 



From the Lieutenant Governor of Missouri.] 

Joplin, Mo., October 27, 1890. 
Hun. Calvin S. Brice ami others: 

Gentlemen — Your invitation to attend the "Old Roman" ban- 
quet was forwarded to me from Jefferson City, and has just been 
received. 

I desire to return my sincere thanks for the courtesy shown me, 
and I regret very much that business engagements of importance will 
prevent me from participating in the pleasures of the occasion. 



Hoping thai you and all present may enjoy yourselves as greatly 
as you now anticipate, and thai the ".Nobles! Roman of them all" 
may be spared to lis yet many years, I remain, 

Very respectfully, g _ „_ 0LAY COMB. 



147 East Thirty-Sixth Street, 
New Yokk. November 9, 1890. 

'/'//< Hi a nun a Club: 

Gentlemen — I exceedingly regrel that I shall not lie aide to be 
present al the banquet in honor of Judge Thurman. It' every Demo 
crat in America who loves and honors the "Grand old Roman" 
should follow the dictates of his heart, and seek to participate in your 
proposed ovation. e\en the far-famed hospitality of your beautiful city 
would he overwhelmed. Hut those of us who cannot lie with you in 
body can at least join you in spirit. 

1 beg to tender to Judge Thurman my hearty congratulations, 
and to yourselves my thanks for your invitation. 

Very truly yours, ,,,.,,,, L ( , ()LR 



Telegram, | 

Missoula, Mont., November 13, 1890. 
Thurman Club: 

Among the names now writ on history's page, 
Of poet, statesman, philosopher, and -;w, 
Nci grander name can any one recall 
Than "Thurman, noblest Roman of them all." 

II. (). COLLINS. 

Missoula Gazette. 

:>\ Seventh Avenue, Brooklyn. November 11. 1890. 
My Dear Mr. Lentz — Many thank- for your kind invitation to 
the dinner to be given to the honorable and estimable Senator Thur 
man , Ii would he a real pleasure to me to he present and to unite 
with his devoted friends in rendering honor to one to whom it is SO 
unreservedly due. I would love to clasp his hand and express the 
reverence and affection with which I regard him. and I deeply regret 
that I cannot do so. Hut my heart will lie with you. with his friends. 
and with Aim. sincerely yours. i P. CRANFOKD. 

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From the Sachem of Tammany.] 

Tammany Hall, New York, October 29, 1890. 

Hon. Calvin S. Brice, Chairman: 

Dear Sir — I am in receipt of your invitation requesting my pres- 
ence at the "Old Roman" banquet to be given in honor of Senator 
Thurman, for which please accept my thanks. 

As I expect to leave the city, I regret it will be impossible for me 
to be with you. Wishing you the greatest happiness and pleasure, 
I am, very truly yours, 
'_ RICHARD CROKER. 

From the Congressman from the 9th New York District] 

New York, October 27, 1890. 
Hon. Calvin S. Brice, Chairman: 

Dear Sir — I regret that I am unable to attend the "Old Roman' 1 
banquet. He is a grand old Democrat, and one whose name is 
enshrined in the heart of every true disciple of Jefferson. Long may 

he live - Yours truly, AMOS J. CUMMINGS. 



From the Editor of Harpers' Weekly.] 

West New Brighton, N. Y., October 29, 1890. 

Mr. George William Curtis begs to acknowledge the honor of 
the invitation of the Thurman Club to the "Old Roman'' banquet, 
and while joining heartily in every good wish for the continued health 
and happiness of the distinguished guest, regrets his inability to 
accept the invitation. 

State of New York, 
Treasurer's < >ffice, Albany, November 10, 1890. 
Hon. C. S. Brice, Chairman: 

My Dear Sir — I am in receipt of your kind invitation to attend 
the "Old Roman" banquet, and very much regret that my official 
duties will prevent an acceptance of same. The Democracy cannot 
too highly honor the name and lame of Allen G. Thurman. We point 

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with pride to his splendid achievements and stainless record. His 
long and honorable public service stands almosl without parallel in 
t he history of the nation. 

With high regard, 1 am, very respectfully yours, 

ELLIOT DANFORTH, 

Treasum r. 

From the Senator from Virginia.! 

Lynchburg, Va.. November 1, 1890. 
James Watson, Esq., Chairman : 

My Dear Sir — I reached home alter some ten days' absence in 
the political canvass, and had the honor to receive your esteemed com- 
munication of October the 18th, inviting me to respond to a toast at 
the Thurman banquet. I deeply regret that engagements, which I 
cannot forego, compelled me to telegraph you. when I received your 
message at Norfolk, my declination, and I beg to assure you that noth- 
ing but the inevitable could prevent me from uniting in the honor 
tendered to Judge Thurman. and in an occasion so congenial to Demo- 
cratic tastes in every feature. 

Pleas.- convey my hearty thanks to the committee, and with assur 

ances of great esteem, believe me, 

.Most truly yours, 

JNO. W. DANIEL. 



From the Secretary Stale Democratic Committee | 

Salem, Oregon, November 7. 1890. 
Hon. Calvin S. Briee, Chairman: 

Your invitation to be present at the banquet in honor of the Hon. 
Allen <i. Thurman. received. I regret that business engagements and 

the lon^ distance i essary to be traveled prevent my compliance 

with your esteemed invitation. I should be pleased to be present to 
assisl in doing honor to one of the greatest statesmen that the country 
has produced and whose distinguished services for so many years have 
been devoted to his country. His honorable course during the time he 
has been in public life is an example that the young men of the coun- 
try will ilo well to follow. 



Our great success in the late elections will add additional zeal to 
this memorable occasion. It is clear that the people of this country 
have tired of Republican rule and the gross injustice of the McKinley 
Bill. 

Permit me to congratulate the Democracy of Ohio mi their assist- 
ance to the great success which the Democracy of the Union have 
recently achieved. 

Trusting that the life of the distinguished statesman that you are 
to meet to honor will be spared many years to rejoice with n^ in our 
future successes, 

1 have the honor to remain, yours very truly. 

P. H. D'AECY. 



From the Ex-Senator from West Virginia.] 

Baltimore, November 1, 1890. 

My Dear Sir — I acknowledge, with thanks, an invitation to 
attend the proposed banquet to Judge Thurman, and regret my inabil- 
ity to accept on account of pressing business engagements. Hoping il 
may be eminently successful, I am, with high regard. 

Very truly, etc., 
To Hon. Calvin S. Brice, Chairman. H. G. DAVIS. 



New York, October 23, 1S90. 
frank C. Eaton, Esq.: 

My Dear Sir — Permit me to express my thanks for the invitation 
to attend the "Old Roman " banquet in honor of Allen C-i. Thurman. 
To no living man in this country does the Democratic party owe more 
than to the guest of that occasion. His name is venerated, as the 
embodiment of intellectual, sturdy patriotism. I shall use every 
endeavor to be present. 

Believe me, very respectfully yours, 

CHARLES W. DAYTON. 



From the Judge of the Supreme Court of Ohio] 

Cleveland, Ohio, November 7. 1890. 

My Deab Sir — I much regret that my now contemplated absence 
from Columbus on the evening of the 13th inst., will deprive me of 
the pleasure of attending the banquet in honor of Judge Thurman. 

Very respectfully, 
Col. James Kilbourne, Chairman. F. J. DICKMAN. 



New York, November 6, L890. 

Dear Sir — I am deeply sensible of the honor of the invitation to 
attend the banquet and be one of the special guests of the Thurman 
Club. As early as July last I promised to lecture in Philadelphia on 
the evening of November 13 for the benefit of a public charity. To 
my exceeding regret this renders my presence in Columbus impossi 
ble. How glad I should have been to join in this national tribute to 
Mr. Thurman. His services in the Senate of the United States won 
for him the gratitude of his own party and the affectionate regard of 
even his political opponents. It is not alone the statesman that is 
honored — the man is lovi d. 

That your illustrious fellow-citizen may long live to enjoy the ven- 
eration of his countrymen is the fervent prayer of, 

With great respect, very truly yours, 
James Watson, Esq., Chairman. DANIEL DOUGHERTY. 



Roanoke College, Office of the President. 
Salem. Va., November 8, 1890. 
Han. Cut rin S. Uriel, Chairman: 

Dear Sir — I have the honor to acknowledge your invitation to 
be present at the "Old Roman" banquet, and I deeply regrel that my 
engagements will not permit me to accept your invitation, and thus 
show by my presence my high admiration of the great public services 
and the incorruptible integrity of the distinguished gentleman whom 
vim so appropriately honor. 

With best wishes for the success of the banquet and the long con 
tinned usefulness of the "Old Roman." believe me, 
Very gratefully and sincerely yours. 

JULIUS D. DREHER. 

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State of West Virginia, Auditor's Office, 
Charleston, November 11. L890. 

Hon. Calvin S. Brice and Others-: 

Gentlemen — I have the honor to acknowledge the receipl of 

your invitation to the "Old Roman" banquet. I would esteem it a 
distinguished pleasure, one long to be treasured in memory, to lie 
present and join with you in the celebration, and in paying respect to 
the character of one whom every Democral delights to honor, and of 
whom every citizen of our country should feel justly proud. But I 
have to regret that official engagements, of an unusually pressing 
nature, have interposed to deny me that enjoyment and t he gratifica- 
tion of my wish. I beg leave to assure you that, although I may not 
he with you in person, my feelings and wishes are in accord with 

vours. Very truly yours, 

' ' P. F. DUFFY. 

From the Congressman -elect, 13th Ohio District.] 

Jackson, Ohio, November 12. 1890. 
John ./. Lentz, Esq., President: 

Dear Sir — Until this lasl hour 1 deferred writing, in reply to 
your kind letter, hoping I might possibly be aide to attend the Thur- 
man birthday banquet, hut find myself unable to get away from court 
without neglecting other interests than my own. It would especially 
have been gratifying to me to be there and make the acquaint- 
ance of the Democrats on the new delegation. Mr. Chapman will 
give them my regrets. Yours truly, 

IKVINE DUNGAN. 

From the President and Manager Salt Lake Power, Light, and Heating Co.] 

Salt Lake City, Utah, November 8, US90. 

Hon. Calvin S. Brice, Chairman: 

My Dear Sir — For the high compliment and great h r 

bestowed upon me by your invitation to attend the banquet to be 
given the Hon. Allen G. Thurman, I profoundly thank you. It has 
been my pleasure this evening to participate with other members of 

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our Democratic Club in preparing and forwarding to Mr. Thurman 
congratulations ami "all hails," but I cannot resist the opportunity, 
which your invitation gives me, to add thai all my life Allen G, Thur- 
man ha> been my " noble Roman, the north star of my political firm 
anient, to which I have turned for guidance; he has been my "cloud 
by day and my pillar of fire by night." to poinl nut to me my political 
way. Now that age has given him a more reverenl and sacred place 
in Democratic hearts, the memory of the services which he has ren- 
dered hi- country become magnified in depth ami more exalted in 
their splendor. Even as at the sunset the shadows of the mountains 
assume a mightier impressiveness, and all the pinnacles of a great 
city are turned to gold, so may he yet lie long spared to his country. 
and may he have the peace of hi- knowing that hi- great work has 
secured for him immortal fame. 

I grieve also that I cannot he present that I mighi do homage to 
the greal man. who as the last Democratic President of the Republic. 
gave to hi- countrymen such a spectacle of personal integrity, single- 
ness of purpose for the right, and such examples of unselfish patriot 
ism and masterful statesmanship, that his life and ads made an 
impression mosl profound upon all the millions of our countrymen. 

I grieve that I cannot see the joy that will lie in his eyes at the 
vindication which the country has. by the elections, given him. ami to 
hail with him the dawn of a new and clear morning for both our 
party and country. I congratulate all who will he present, upon the 
auspices of good which warm the Democratic sky, and that they, 
while honoring the greal Nestor of our party, can do so with all the 
omen- brighl and the -bus pointing to swift Democratic victory and 
supremacy, which we all believe will he best for every citizen under 
our flag. 

i luce more I thank you. and beg to subscribe myself, 
Very respectfully, 
'_ FRANK II. DYER. 

From General Jubal A. Early.] 

Lynchburg, Va.. November 6, 1890. 

Gentlej&kn — Your invitation to me to he present at the "Old 
Roman" banquet ha- been received, and I highly appreciate the 

honor. It will, however, he impossible for me to avail myself of the 

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invitation, as I have already, and before the receipt of it, accepted an 
invitation to be present at a reunion of ex-Confederate soldiers, at 
Montgomery, Alabama, on the same day. 

I have a very high appreciation of the character of Mr: Thurinan. 
who was born very near this place, and whom I had the honor and 
pleasure of meeting here some years ago. The proposed banquet to 
him comes very happily after the recent triumph of the cause of 
Democracy and honest government throughout the States. 
Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 
TiiK Thurman ('lib. J. A. EARLY. 

373 Fifth Avenue, New York, October 29, 1890. 

Mr. Richard S. Ely greatly regrets his inability to accepl the 
polite invitation to be present at the "Old Roman" banquet. He 
takes this occasion to offer his sincere wishes for prolonged life and 
continued usefulness of the great Ohio statesman, whose principles 
and political doctrines will soon triumph throughout these United 
States. ••Truth is mighty and must prevail." 



From the Candidate for the Vice Presidency in 1880.] 

Indianapolis. Ind., November 12, 1 s: to. 
Committee of Invitation: 

Gentlemen — I regret my inability to accept your kind invitation 
to attend the grand banquet in honor of Allen (t. Thurman. In com- 
mon with the great mass of his fellow-citizens, I regard him as 
belonging to the highest and best class of American statesmen. I 
esteem him as an able and consistent advocate of correct political 
principles, honest and faithful, not only in every public trust, but in 
all the relations of life. In that sense, he stands the peer of any 
"old Roman," or the best citizens of any country, or of any age. 

In 1888 I felt that the great Democratic party honored themselves 
by placing at the head of their presidential ticket such grand and 
glorious men as Grover Cleveland and Allen <J. Thurman. In the 
vicissitudes of politics they were defeated, but "the sober second 
thoughl " ha- come, and who now doubts what would be»the voice of 
the people, if the same election could be held again? 

Very respectfully, WM . H EN q L i S H. 



From the Senator from Louisiana.] 

Washington, D. C, November 10, L890. 

Gentlemen — I expected to be able in come to the dinner to the 
Bon. Allen G. Thurman, bul regrel that I will have to decline. It 
would have afforded me great pleasure t<> lie present at a dinner given 
in honor of one of the greatest men our country has ever produced 
and one of the greatest leaders our party has proudly followed. 

Yours truly, 

J. B. EUSTIS. 

From the Senator from New York.] 

Windsor, Vermont. November •'». 1890. 

My Dear Sir — I have had the honor to receive t he invitation of 
the Thurman Club to attend the great banquet, which is to In* given to 
Mr. Thurman. My personal relations with this distinguished states 
man. running through now a good many years, make it very easy for 
me to applaud this purpose of the greal political party in which he 
ha- -o long been a conspicuous and principal leader. In regretting 
that it will not he in my power to visit Columbus on occasion of this 
birthday anniversary celebration, I have pleasure in heartily wishing 
every degree of prosperity to this singular demonstration of the horn 
age ami affection fell by his fellow-citizens towards this eminent pub- 
lic man. 

Thanking you for the attention of this invitation of the Thurman 
Club. I have the honor to be. 

Your obedient servant. 

Hon. Calvin S. Brice, Chairman. WM. M. EVARTS. 



From the Ex-Secretarj of the Treasury.] 

76 Clinton Place. 

\k\\ York City, October 26, L890. 

Mr. Fairchild regrets extremely that his engagements in New 

York prevent his having the pleasure of accepting the polite invitation 

of the Thurman Club to be present at their banquet in honor of the 

Honorable A. G. Thurman on his seventy-seventh birthday anniver 

sarv, November 13, 1890. 

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Hagerstown, (McComas District) Md., November 11. 1890. 
The Committee mi Invitations: 

Gentlemen — I consider your invitation to be present at the " Old 
Roman" banquet a great honor. (It came while confined to a sick 
lied; and I am not yet equal to a suitable acknowledgment.) No 
Democrat could deny himself the pleasure of such a glorious reunion 
without good cause. The Judge, ripe with age. full of wisdom, beloved 
by the nation; with that galaxy of statesmen assembled to do him 
honor, the very thought makes me sigh to miss the great treat of the 
ti m es— following the war of last Tuesday. The grand Ex-President, 
our leader in 1892, Carlisle, and the numerous other expounders of the 
living issue of the day — the tariff. To me, an ardent admirer of 
Judge Thurman, it would be refreshing indeed. 

I can only extend my best wishes in my present condition. 
Respectfully and truly, 

D. MAC N. FAIRFAX, 

Bear Admiral, U. S. N. 

SrPREME COIRT OF THE UNITED StATES,_ 

Washington, D. C, October 27, L890. 

Mr. Justice Field has had the honor to receive the invitation of 
the Thurman Club, of Ohio, to the "Old Roman" banquet to be given 
to Mr. Thurman on his seventy-seventh birthday, on the 13th of 
November next, and greatly regrets that official engagements in Wash- 
ington on that day will prevent him from being present on the inter- 
esting occasion. 

State of Florida, Executive Department, 
Tallahassee, November 1, 1890. 

Hon. Calvin S. Brice, Chairman: 

Dear Sir— I have the honor and pleasure to acknowledge the 
receipt of an invitation to attend the "Old Roman " banquet, for which 
please accept my thanks and the assurance of my appreciation. 

I regret exceedingly that circumstances will prevent me from 
accepting the invitation so kindly extended, and that it will not be 



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my pleasure to .join in the ceremonies on thai occasion to do h r to 

that great statesman, eminent jurist, pure patriot, and model citizen, 
for whom I have so profound a respect and regard. 

With I he earnest hope that his life of usefulness may long be 
spared in t lie enjoyment of health and happiness. 1 have the honor to be, 
Your obedient servant, 

FRANCIS P. FLEMING. 



Telegram | 

Kansas City. Mo., November 13, 1890. 
Hon. Allen G. Thurman : 

In behalf of the young Democracy of Kansas, we extend to you 
our hearty congratulations on the anniversary of your seventy- seventh 
birthday. May you live to see the principles of tariff reform for 
which you have so nobly fought, triumph in our land. God bless you 
during your remaining years. () j FLEMING 



Telegram] 

Jacksonville, Fla., November 13, L890. 
Thurman Club: 

The Duval County Democratic Club and the Democracy of Flor 

ida send birthday greetings to the ''noblest Roman of them all." 

DUNCAN C. FLETCHER. 

President. 

Telegram! 

Jacksonville, Fla., November L3, 1890. 
Ho». Allen G. Thurman: 

To the oldest and most vigorous Democratic statesman, the young- 
est and most vigorous Democratic daily newspaper of Florida sends 
greeting and congratulations. THE FLORIDA STANDARD. 



From the Congressman from the 12th New York District.] 

New York, October -2:',. 1890. 
Hun. Calvin S. Brice, Chairman: 

My Dear Sir — I regret that my engagements are Mich that it 
will be impossible for me to be present at your banquet on the occa- 
sion of the seventy-seventh anniversary of the birth of Hon. Allen G. 
Thurman. Very sincerely yours, 

ROSWELL P. FLOWER. 



35 William Street, New York, November 8, 1890. 

Dear Sir — I find it impossible to be present at the banquet in 
honor of Senator Thurman, much as I should enjoy the privilege of 
again seeing this distinguished man and uniting in your tribute to him. 
Yours, etc., 

ROBT. LUDLOW FOWLER. 
Hon. Calvin S. Brice, Chairman. 



Telegram from the Governor of Missouri.] 

Jefferson City, Mo., November 13, 1890. 

Hon. Calvin S. Brice, Chairman: 

I regret that official duties prevent me from attending the "Old 
Roman" banquet to-night. Missouri's Democracy congratulates Ohio's 
distinguished son on the attainment of his seventy-seventh birthday, 
and hopes he may be spared to the country and the party for many 
years to come. The eyes of all sections are turned towards Columbus 
to-day. and the wisdom of the National Democracy assembled there is 
expected to outline a policy which will guarantee that 1892 will wit- 
ness the same glorious success achieved in 1890. 

DAVID R. FRANCIS. 



From the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.] 

Washington, I). C, October 24, 1890. 

Hon. John G. Dim. Jr.. Chairman : 

Dear Sir — The Chief Justice begs to acknowledge t he courtesy 
paid him in the invitation to attend the banquet in honor of the emi- 
nent jurist and distinguished American citizen, Allen (J. Thurman, on 
his seventy-seventh birthday anniversary, although it is impossible for 
him to accept any such, where the celebration partakes of a political 
character. 



Very truly yours, ( ,_ M _ y 



Secretary. 



From the Ex Attorney General of the United States.] 

Washington, I). ('., November 1, isoo. 
The Th a rum a Club: 

I am pleased, and proud, as well, to acknowledge the receipl of 

your very kind note of invitation to the "Old Roman " banquet. 

Outside of the very exalted character of Judge Thnnnan in all 
parts of our land, my personal acquaintance with and warm attach- 
ment for him, almost impose it as a duty upon me to accept, but for 
reasons beyond my control, it is not possible lor me to do so. 

No name before his commands from me respect and esteem, and I 
unite most gladly with his friends to he present on that inspiring occa- 
sion, as well as with many thousands who will not he therein wishing 
him not only joy then, but perfect health and happiness always. 

With sincere regards. y eTy {m]y V() „ rs< 

A. II. GARLAND. 

The Standard. New York, October 27, 1S00. 
Hon. Cut riii s. Brice, Chairman: 

My Dear Sir — I regret exceedingly that engagements to lecture 
in Texas, beginning on the 10th of November, make it impossible that 
I should accept your invitation to be present at the banquet to Allen 
G. Thurman. I should like, however, to express my long and genuine 
admiration of the man and my hope that the triumph of Jelfersonian 
Democracy — the abolition of all tariffs, the doing away with all 
special privileges, and the reduction of the federal government to its 
proper simplicity and economy — may come while he is yet here 
to see it. With much sympathy. y ( ,urs very truly 

IIKXRY GEORGE. 

No. 261 Broadway, New York. October 29, 1890. 
//mi. < 'a! riu s. Brice, Chairman: 

Dear Sir — I have the honor to acknowledge the polite invitation 
of the Thurman Club to be present at the "Old Roman" banquet. 

Deeply appreciating the compliment, I regret extremely that my 
numerous personal engagements will preclude the possibility of my 
being present on this memorable occasion. 

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I beg you will convey to the Olub my earnest expressions of 
respect for the distinguished statesman and jurist whose honored name 
it bears, and whose life-long devotion to the principles of true Democ- 
racy inspires every Democrat to utter the prayer that his life may be 
prolonged, and his great intellect be preserved unimpaired to guide 
aright the counsels of the great national party of which he is pre- 
eminently a distinguished member. 

I have the honor to remain, witli profound respect, 

ELBRIDGE T. GERRY. 

From the Senator from Louisiana.] 

Hot Springs, Arkansas, November 11, 1890. 
Hon. Calvin .V Brice, Chairman: 

Dear Sir — I have delayed answering your kind invitation hoping 
I might be able to accept it, for I regarded it not only as a personal 

nplimenl to me as a life-long friend of the "Old Roman," but as a 

compliment to the people of Louisiana by whom Ex-Senator Thurman 
has always been 1 rusted, honored, and beloved above any living man. 
Deeply regretting I cannot be present, I remain. 

Yours faithfully. 

R. L. OIBSON. 

EniTORi\i> Department, The Oentury Magazine, 

New York, November 10, ls'.io. 
//mi. I '<il rin s. Brice: 

Dear Sir — I sincerely regrel my inability to accept the kind 
invitation of the Thurman Olub to lie present at the banquet of 
November loth. When a convinced and enthusiastic party man keeps 
through a long career the regard and respect alike of political friend 
and foe, he is something more than a partisan, he is a statesman anil a 
patriot. Such is the hero of the " Old Roman" banquet, and his fel- 
low-citizens of all parties honor themselves in thus highly and justly 

honoring him. 

Very sincerely. 

RICHARD W. GILDER. 



President's Office, Johns Hopkins University, 
Baltimore, < >ctober 23, L890. 

Dear Sir — President Gilman wishes me to say thai his constant 
engagements will prevenl his being present at the banquet to which 
you have kindly invited him. 

Yours respect fully, 
Hon. 0. S. Brice. T. R. BALL, 

Registrar. 

New York, October 29, 1890. 
Hon. Calvin S. Brice and others : 

Gentlemen of the Committee — It would give me the very 
greatest pleasure to join your Club in the banquet to Allen <;. Thur- 
man, l>ut previous engagements will prevent me from doing so. 1 
rejoice, however, in your design, nol only because it will be a deserved 
tribute to a man of eminent personal worth, and whose services to the 
soundest tenets of t he Democratic faith have been long, consistent, 
and brilliant, but because the occasion will bring together many dis- 
tinguished men to assert once more with emphasis and eloquence the 
grand principles on which our political institutions are built, and 
which are still indispensable to the preservation and development of 
popular liberty. 

Never before, in my opinion, were these principles more seriously 
threatened than they are now by the party which is in the temporary 
possession of the federal government. Our fathers believed and we 
believe that governments are instituted to secure the rights of the 
whole people; that they are the organs of the whole people, whose 
main function it is to represent every individual in society, and to 
maintain inviolate equal rights, equal justice, and equal liberty; and 
that any deflection of them from these great and sacred ends, is not 
only a usurpation of power, but a usurpation that is certain to lead to 
the most tyrannical and pernicious consequences'. 

In the face of these fundamental truths the Republican party pro- 
claims that the object of government is not to consecrate rights and 
liberties, but to foster interests, and in accordance with that heresy, it 
has used the tax-making prerogative, not to provide for the necessary 
expenses of an economical public administration, but for the encour 

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agement of special enterprises, and the business of classes, thereby 
heaping into the treasury a needless surplus, to be squandered in 
corrupt and profligate schemes, according to the emergencies and 
caprices of bosses and leaders. By this means it has inaugurated the 
worst kind of practical socialism— that which takes by force the prop- 
erty of the many to swell the fortunes of the few — and which, unless 
it be arrested, will overthrow the liberty of constitutional government 
and end in the destruction of all individual and manly independence. 
I have the honor to be, gentlemen, 

Your obedient servant, 
PARKE GODWIN. 

Telegram from the Ex-Governor of Indiana.] 

T Tir . Brookville, Ind., November 1, 1890. 

.lames Watson : 

My engagements are such that I can not possibly comply with 

your kind request. ISAAC B. GRAY. 

Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 

Washington, U. O, October 31, 1890. 
Hi, a. Calvin S. Brioe, Chairman: 

Dear Sir — In acknowledging your courteous invitation to attend 
the celebration of the seventy-seventh birthday of the Hon. Allen G. 
Thurman, I have the honor to say that while it would give me the 
greatest possible pleasure to unite in paying high honor to Mr. Thur- 
man, for whom I have always had the greatest admiration, based on 
long personal acquaintance, yet my official duties and engagements 
are such as to preclude the possibility of accepting. 

Very truly yours, 

A. W. GREELY. 

Telegram from the Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.] 

Washington, D. O, November 13, 1890. 
II, m. Cat 'in S. Brice, Chairman: 

I beg to acknowledge the courtesy of the invitation from your 
committee to attend the banquet this evening in honor of Hon. Allen 

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(i. Thurman, and to express my regrel thai official duties here prevcnl 
my acceptance. Please express to the distinguished guesl my cordial 
wishes for his health and happiness. 

JOHN M. HARLAN. 



Spiegel Grove, Fremont, <>., November 4. 1890. 

Gentlemen — I beg you to receive my thanks for an invitation to 
attend the "Old Roman" banquet in honor of Allen (1. Thurman. 
Judge Thurman has many titles to the admiration and regard of hi- 
countrymen. I have special reason to recall with grateful feelings his 
thoughtful kindness to me when as a Judge of the Supreme Court, 
almost forty years ago, he heard my lirst case before that tribunal. 
May he long live to enjoy the esteem and affection of the host of 
friends who are now gathered around him. I regrel that my engage 
ments do not permit me to attend the banquet. 

Sincerely. 
The Thurman (.'lib. RUTHERFORD R. BAYES. 



From the Member of Congress from the Second Iowa District | 

Clinton, Iowa. November 10, L890. 

Hon. Calvin S. Brice, Chairman: 

Mv Dear Sir — The invitation to the "Old Roman" banquet 
received, and for which I am much obliged. However, business 
engagements will preclude my acceptance, which 1 sincerely regret. 
To do honor to and recognize the worth of "the noblest Roman of 
them all" would lie a gratification to any patriotic American at any 
time, but peculiarly so just now, when the better sentiment of the 
country is rejoicing over a triumph of the principles he has done so 
much to maintain, and a victory that has rescued the country from the 
withering grasp of a sordid, unpatriotic. un-American party wedded to 
the idea of impoverishing taxation of the masses of tin- people, ami 
that to carry out its ends and perpetuate its power resorted to tyranny 
and oppression in Congress, determined election contests ami shaped 
legislation on partisan grounds ami that proposed to overturn tin- lib- 

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erties of the people and establish a military despotism. Hoping that 
the banquet may be a success, worthy of your club, an honor to Mr. 
Thurman and that he may live to see the complete re-establishment of 
Democratic principles and power in all departments of the government, 
I am. yours very truly, 

WALTER I. HAYES. 



From tlif Assemblyman from Herkimer County, New York] 

Herkimer, N. Y. 
Committee of Old Roman Banquet: 

Gentlemen — Your invitation to attend the banquet to be given 
Senator Thurman. was duly received and I regret that I cannot be pres- 
ent to join with you in doing honor to your distinguished and univer- 
sally respected citizen. 

Please convey to the Senator my most hearty congratulations and 
good wishes, and assure him that he occupies a very warm place in the 
hearts of the Democracy of Herkimer County and of the State of 

New York. 

Yours very truly, 

J. D. HENDERSON. 

Louisville, Ky., November 4, 1890. 
Hon. Jno. J- Lentz: 

My Dear Friend — I have deferred acknowledging receipt of the 
invitation to attend the banquet on the 13th inst. to Ex-Senator Thur- 
man in the hope that I might accept it, and request you to make pro 
vision for me among the many admirers of the "Old Roman." I lind, 
however, that I cannot arrange my business in such a way as to make 
it possible for me to attend, and I greatly regret that this is the case, 
for nothing would give me greater pleasure than to pay my homage to 
a man whose purity of life, whose political honesty, and whose trans- 
cendanl talents justly entitle him to the reverence of every American 
who loves his country. Thanking you for your kind invitation, and 
wishing you all a happy reunion, and Senator Thurman many happy 

returns of his birthday, 

I am, very truly your friend, 

JNO. 0. HERNDON. 



From the United States Attorney, Southern District of Ohio.] 

Cincinnati, November 10, L890. 
lion. Calvin 8. Brice^ Chairman: 

Your kind invitation to the "Old Roman" banquet is received 
and it would give me one of the greatest pleasures of my life to be able 
to attend it. Three years as a student in the office of Judge Thurman 

followed by more than forty years of intimate personal relations with 
him and his family, give me the right to speak of Ids high character 
for honesty, fairness, and cordiality — his ability as a lawyer seldom 
equaled — and his patriotism and integrity as a statesman. His friend 
ship will always be valued by me, and no one will rejoice more in the 
honor done to him by bis fellow-citizens in this banquet. My engage 
ments in court during the present week prevent my leaving this city, 
and therefore, thanking you for the invitation and wishing every sue 
cess tu this high testimonial to my friend, I am, 

Yours sincerely, <J()HN ^ H1 , KR()V 



From the Ex-Mayor of New York City.] 

,„ ., r,„ ,,, , New York, November 0,1890. 

lo the Inurman < tub: 

Gentlemen — I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your 
invitation to attend the banquet in commemoration of the seventy- 
seventh birthday of my old friend, Judge Thurman. I have delayed 
a reply in the hope that I might so arrange my affairs as to enable me 
to be present. I regret to say, however, that it will be impossible for 
me to attend, and must content myself with felicitating your fellow 
citizen upon his ripe old age and upon the troops of friends who 
should accompany advancing years. Judge Thurman is very dear to 
all who ever had the advantage and the pleasure of being associated 
with him in public life. Certainly of all the men who have been con- 
spicuous in my day. he has most enjoyed the absolute confidence of 
both parties. He has great reason since the recent election, to felici- 
tate himself upon the vindication of his doctrines by the people of 
this country. 1 am glad that he has lived to see the condemnation of 
tyrannical action in legislation, the use of force in the popular elections, 
and of fraud in the administration of public affairs. 

Yours sincerely, ABRAM s HEWITT 
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State of New York, Executive Chamber, 
Albany, November S, 1890. 

Hon. Calvin S. Brice, Chairman: 

Dear Sir — I had expected to be able to accept the committee's 
invitation to attend the banquet in honor of Judge Thurman, but I 
find that my official business has so accumulated, owing to my absence 
from the Capitol during the three weeks before election, that I am 
compelled to deprive myself of that pleasure. 

I need not assure you of my regret at not being able in person to 
show my respect and admiration for that grand old Democrat whose 
birthday you will celebrate. His services to his country and his party 
have been conspicuous and important. He holds, as few American 
statesmen have held, the love and esteem of the people. The recipient 
of many honors from his party, and deserving of the highest, he never 
forgot that he was but his party's servant. In defeat as well as in vic- 
tory he was always a true Democrat — laboring earnestly and intelli- 
gently I'm- his party's best interests. For these he made, and was 
always ready to make, great personal sacrifices. It was this loyalty 
and unselfishness which have endeared him to the hearts of all Demo- 
crats — a reward more lasting than public office and more satisfying 
than the honors of political power. 

The celebration which you and your political associates have 
arranged for next Thursday will be a fitting expression of the gratitude 
which all Democrats feel for the "Old Roman. 1 ' and those of us who 
will not be able to greet him personally upon that anniversary may be 
allowed from a distance to wish him many years more of health and 
happiness. The quality of his Democracy is strong and vigorous; it 
needs no apology, it is its own defense ; it is hopeful, wholesome, hon- 
est, unselfish, aggressive, and determined. That is why we admire 
him. Its personification in him has long been an inspiration and an 
example. May its influence live long after he has gone, to strengthen 
and animate the party which he has honored. 

I remain, very truly yours. 

DAVID B. HILL. 



From Ex-Congressman Hill.] 

Defiance. Ohio. November 11, 1890. 
"Hon. Allen W. Thurman: 

Dear Sir — I received an invitation to lie present at the "Old 
Roman" banquet on the 13th inst. Nothing in the world would 
afford me greater pleasure than to he present at the great m;i» meet 
ing of Democracy in honor of Mr. Thurman on that occasion; hut the 
fact is, my health is in such a condition that I dare not expose myself 
in any way. I have Keen absent from the State for the past three 
months, and I did not participate in the canvass of Ohio tin- year, hut 
I did, however, canvass the States of Montana and Idaho for the Dem- 
ocrats. I feel now that I shall have to return there very soon to pre- 
serve my health. I do not know, however, of any way I can increase 
my admiration for the great man in whose honor the banquet is to be 
given. I shall take the earliest opportunity to pay my personal 
respects to him when I come to Columbus, and shall ever remember 
with patriotic pride the example of purity of character that great 
statesman has set for the young men of our country. 

Allow me through you to tender my congratulations to him. and 
to say 1 hope to be present at his eighty seventh and ninety seventh 
birthdays, if I cannot he on this occasion. Very truly 

W. 1). HILL. 

From tlic Ex-Governor of Ohio.] 

120 Broadway. New York City, November 8, 1890. 

Hon. Calvin S. Brice, and others : 

Gentlemen — I am in receipt of your polite invitation to attend 
the " Old Roman" banquet, and regret that it will he impossible for 
me to accept the invitation. 

Those differences of opinion between Judge Thurman and others of 
his fellow citizens, which were unavoidable in the career of so active 
and prominent a statesman, all fade into insignificance, when we con- 
sider the occasion upon which this banquet is tendered him. He has 
reached an age which removes him from the clash ami collision of 
opinion to which he has often been subject, and in which 1, with 
others of his fellow citizens, felt that we bad a right to engage. His 

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services to the Republic have been many and distinguished, and this is 
a time when even those who may have differed from him heretofore 
(differed not with acrimony but with respect) have the right to say 
"well done good and faithful servant," and to express the desire that 
he may enjoy the retirement of his old age, in comfortable health, 
with the honor and respect of his fellow men, which we know are his. 

In view of the verdict rendered by the American people upon 
Tuesday last in favor of the views so long entertained and so zealously 
and ably advocated by Judge Thurman, the aged statesman will enter 
upon his seventy-eighth year, possessed, 1 am sure, of confidence that 
not merely in his own person he enjoys the respect, esteem, and love 
of his fellow r citizens in Ohio and the United States generally, but of 
the encouraging belief that the day will soon dawn when "equal rights 
for all, privileges for none," — that principle for which he has so long 
battled, will have unbroken supremacy throughout the Union. 

Please convey to .Judge Thurman my hope that he may be well 
and happy and greatly enjoy the love and affection which will encom- 
pass him, and endeavor to make happy his birthday, and I am, gentle- 
men, Very respectfully vours, 

* GEO. HOADLY. 

Capitol, Albany, N. Y., November 6. 1890. 

My Dear Sir — 1 regret that official engagements will prevent my 
accepting the kind invitation to be present at the "Old Roman" ban- 
quet, in honor of that gallant Old Roman and Democrat. Allen (i. 
Thurman. 

I trust that Mr. Thurman may be spared to participate in the vic- 
tory which the Democrats of the United States will win in 1892. 

Sincerely yours, 
Hon. Calvin S. Brick, Chairman. EDWIN M. HOLBROOK. 



From Ex-Governor Honey, of Rhode Island] 

Newport, R. I., October 24, 1890. 

Mr. S. R. Honey presents his compliments to the Thurman Club 
and regrets exceedingly his inability to accept its invitation to the 
"Old Rinnan" banquet. 



Mr. Money sincerely hopes thai some day the privilege may be 
accorded him of (loins something of a more substantial character for 
the great man whose name is borne by the Club, than mere presence 
at a banquet would indicate. 

From the Congressman from 1 he Seventh Mississippi District . | 

Jackson, Miss.. < October 26, 1890. 
Gentlemen — I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your 
invitation to be present at the "Old Roman" banquet. It has been 
my privilege to he with Senator Thurman in two presidential canvasses 
in the State of Ohio, sometimes when he presided over the meeting 
which I addressed and when he spoke from the same stand with me. 
I regret I cannot attend as it would afford me pleasure to unite with 
yon and others of his friends in this testimonial to his greal work and 
his high and patriotic devotion to duty, both in the halls of Congress 
and the walks of private life. Very truly yours. 

To Messrs. Brice and Others. CHAS. E. HOOKER. 



Clifton, Cincinnati. November 8. 1890. 
Han. Calvin S. Brief, Chairman ami Others: 

(tENTLEMEN — Your kind invitation to attend the banquet to he 
given in honor of Ex-Senator Thurman is received with thanks. 

Nothing would give me greater pleasure than to meet and do 
honor to my old friend — the companion of my youth — and whilom 
schoolmate "Al Thurman" did not the weight of near fourscore years 
admonish me to forego travel. 

Will you kindly communicate to Ex Senator Thurman — who 

stands to-day the foremost man in Ohio, and nobly worthy of such an 

honor as this banquet — the congratulations of an old Republican, with 

whom he ,,„ ,„ ,.,,, , 

"Paddlet f the burn, 

" Frae mornin' sun till dine" 

In the "Aukl Lang Sync 

One who has watched his career with love and admiration, for nearly 
threescore years and ten. 

May the Sage of Ohio, be spared to us many years yet. in cheer by 
his presence, and instruct by his counsel, is the prayer of, 

Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 

ROBERT BOSEA. 

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From the Major-General Commanding the Division of the Atlantic ] 

Governor's Island, November 3, 1890. 
chairman. Committee on Reception: 

General Howard regrets exceedingly that he will be unable to be 
present at the banquet at Columbus, Ohio, given to Hon. Allen G. 
Thunnan on the 13th inst. 

He sends his congratulations and best wishes herewith for a very 
happy event. 

120 Broadway, New York, October 31, 1890. 
Secretary The Thurman Club: 

Dear Sir — I beg that you will have the goodness to convey to 
the Thurman Club my sincere thanks for their kind invitation to be 
present at the banquet which is to be given on the 13th proximo, in 
honor of the seventy-seventh anniversary of the Hon. Allen G. Thur- 
man's birthday, and to express my deep felt regret that owing to 
important business engagements which cannot be deferred, I am com- 
pelled to deprive myself of the pleasure of being present. 

Very respectfully, 

II . B. HYDE. 
Telegram] 

New York. November 13. 1890. 
J /in rain Fritter, Secretary: 

Regret exceedingly, Mr. J. Edward Simmons and myself will be 
detained here. Mr. Simmons by pressing business calls and I by sick- 
ness of my wife. Trust our seats may be occupied by others. Con- 
gratulations and best wishes to Mr. Thurman and party. 

JOHN H. INMAN. 

Headquarters New York County Democracy, 
New York, November 12, 1890. 
Hon. Calvin S. Brice, Chairman: 

My Dear Sir — The New York County Democracy congratulates 
the " Noblest Roman of them all " on his attaining his seventy-seventh 
birthday — and the Thurman Club and the citizens of the United 

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States on the fact that it occurs while the air is ringing with the peo 
pie's shouts at the triumph of the principles he has always so ably 
advocated. 

With us, among the proudest recollections of a constant and 
consistent warfare against the opponents of Democracy is that of the 
campaign wherein we waived the red bandanna. 

It is our earnest wish that Allen G. Thurman may long be spared 
to this country, to enjoy with us the fruits of the victory so largely 
ilue to his teaching and example, and that our statesmen may emulate 
him in the purity of his life, the diligence of his effort, his noble self 
sacrifice and his stern Democracy. 

Most sincerely yours, 

CHARLES A. JACKSON, 

' 'liiiinniiii Siih-i 'ommittet . 



The Chicago Israelite, Chicago, November 13, L890. 

The Thurman Club: 

Gentlemen — I thank you for your kind invitation, and regret thai 
owing to a local engagement I cannot be with you. It is because I am 
a staunch Republican that I admire Allen G. Thurman. Democrat. He 
is an Eiffel Tower of honesty and may both parties be blessed with 
such men who help to make our country a moral power in the universe 
of nations that shall guide all mankind to social and political redemp- 

,lon - Respectfully yours, 

LUIS JACKSON, 
Managing Editor. 

New York, October 29, 1890. 

Mr. D. Wielis James has the honor to acknowledge receipt of the 
invitation to be present at the " Old Roman" banquet to lie given in 
honor of the Hon. Allen G. Thurman. 

Nothing would give Mr. James greater pleasure than to be present 
to do honor to the veteran statesman and he greatly regrets that he is 
unable to accept the invitation. 

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Chambers U. S. Judge, 
Milwaukee, Wis., October 28, 1890. 

The Committee on Invitations: 

Gentlemen — I beg to acknowledge the honor of your invitation to 
attend the banquet to be given to the Hon. Allen G. Thurman and to 
express my regrets that circumstances forbid my acceptance. 

It is most appropriate that the great services to his country by the 
distinguished statesman in whose honor you will meet, should be rec- 
ognized by his countrymen, and the evening of his days cheered by 
the consciousness that his labors have been fruitful of good and are 
appreciated by his fellow-citizens. 

I trust that in every regard the banquet may prove an abundant 

success. 

Very respectfully, 

JAS. G. JENKINS. 



2115 Pennsylvania Avenue, 
Washington, D. C, October 29, 1890. 

Chairman of the Thurman Club: 

Dear Sir — I have had the honor to receive your kind invitation 
to be present at the " Old Roman " banquet. I beg to tender my very 
sincere thanks to the "Thurman Club" for its courtesy, and to say, 
that it would give me more pleasure to be present on that festive occa- 
sion than I could easily find words to express it. 

No one would go farther, or do more, within his power to do honor 
to the illustrious statesman — the Hon. Allen G. Thurman — than I, 
but with all my sincere affection and unequaled regard for him, I find 
it impossible for me to be present in person on that occasion; yet in 
spirit, and with the best ciuotions of my heart (if still living), I shall 
be there with him. and his distinguished friends. 

I am, very respectfully and truly yours, 

THORNTON A. JENKINS, 

Bear Admiral United States Navy. 
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From the Attorney-General <>f the State of California.] 

Sacramento, November I. 1890. 
Hon. Calvin S. Brice, Chairman, and others: 

Gentlemen — I beg to acknowledge the receipt of the invitation to 
attend the banquet in honor of Eon. Allen ( i. Thurman, and to express 
ni> regrets that many business engagements will prevent my accep 
lance. There is no man in American history who comes up to my 
ideal of the able statesman, the incorruptible tribune of the people, 
the typical American who understands and personifies the true princi- 
ples of American government, than the il Old Roman," whom you pro 
pose tn honor on the 13th inst. 

This titular designation which yon have given him, and which by 
common consent lias been given him, not by one party, but by the 
whole body of the American people, is suggestive of other names and 
other limes, notably, the two illustrious Catos, who rendered the 
Roman name imperishable. 

Trusting that Judge Thurman may have many more such anniver- 
saries to brighten his declining years, and that the "Old Roman " ban 
quel may be a pronounced success, I am. 

Very respectfully yours. 
__ <;. A. JOHNSON. 

From the Ex Senator from Louisiana] 

New Orleans. November 5, 1890. 

Hon. < \i! rin S. lli'it-i, i'liu'i rimi ii : 

Dear Sir — I regret exceedingly that business engagements will 
deprive me of the pleasure of accepting your kind invitation to attend 
t lie "Old Roman " banquet, to be given in honor of your distinguished 
fellow citizen, Hon. Allen G. Thurman. 

I was one of Mr. Thurman's disciples and followers in the United 
Stales Senate, and not only looked up to and regarded him with lose 
and veneration I as did all of his colleagues of both pari ies ). but I con 
sidered him to be the ablest statesman, the most forcible and conclu 
sive debater, and the best constitutional lawyer then in public lite, and 
the future American historian, will give him a place second to none on 
the roll of our great and honored men. 

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I rejoice that he has been spared to witness the glorious triumph 
of his dearly cherished principles in the electoral contest decided 
yesterday, on the result of which victorious Louisiana sends greeting 
to Ohio. Very truly yours, 

B. F. JONAS. 

Telegram | 

St. Louis, Mo., November 13, 1890. 
Hon. ./. ./. Lentz: 

The Democrats of the Union join the Democracy of Ohio to-day 
in honoring a man who is an honor to his State, his party, and his 
country. May his life be long spared to furnish a noble and inspira- 
tory example to the vouth of the Republic. ,, ., .„..„,, 
■ ' ' 1 C. II. JONKS, 

Editor St. Loitix Republic. 

45 Exchange Place, New York, November 11, 1890. 
The Thurman Club: 

Gentlemen — I have the honor and great pleasure of receiving 
your invitation to the "Old Roman" banquet in honor of Allen G. 
Thurman. 

I regret that circumstances place it out of my power to unite with 
you. and lie present with the distinguished assemblage that this ban 
quet will bring together, in expressing and doing honor to the life and 
character of so faithful and beloved a citizen. 

I have the honor to be. Faithfully yours, 

EUGENE KELLY. 

From the Adjutant-General of Texas.] 

Austin, October 29, 1890. 
//tin. CuI r'/n s. Brice, Chairman, and others: 

Gentlemen — It is with peculiar pleasure that I acknowledge the 
receipt of an invitation to be present at the banquet intended to do 
honor to the name, the character, services, and life of that grand old 
man, Allen (i. Thurman, "the noblest Roman of them all." 

As a life-long Democrat, I have for many years been a sincere 
admirer of the exalted personal and political character of Judge Thur- 

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man, and have with delight watched his course and conduct as exem- 
plifying the highest type of Democratic principle and practice, and 
the noblest presentation of a broad and generous patriotism and 
statesmanship. 

The robust Democracy of Judge Thurraan, and his elevated, hon- 
orable, manly life for so many years before the public eve, are particu- 
larly valuable to be remembered in this day and age of political 
shams, smacking pretenses, and cowardly shuffling among political 
leaders and followers. 

Feeding highly honored as I do l>y this invitation to be present at 
such a gathering of "'the tried and true" men of Democracy, 1 shall 
deeply regret any circumstances which will keep me away, and yei 
my official duties now seemingly point to a condition of things which 
will prevent me from leaving Texas at the time named for the ban 
quet. If not present in person I will be in spirit. 

With hearty good wishes for the prolonging of Judge Thurman's 
life for many more years, and the early and permanent success of 
genuine Democracy in all parts of our country, 1 have the honor to 
subscribe myself, with respect and esteem. 

Your obedient servant. 
W. II. KING. 

Cincinnati, <).. November ">. 1890. 

The Thvrman Club: 

Gentlemen — In expressing my regret at my inability to be pres- 
ent at the "Old Roman" banquet, I desire to thank the committee for 
its invitation. I am happy to be included among the admirers and 
friends of the honored statesman and jurist, and should be exceedingly 
glad to unite with you in paying my respects to him on that occasion. 
It will, of necessity, lie a memorable event in the history of the party; 
and I feel sure that the party is about entering on one of the most 
glorious periods in its history, which should add greatly to the interest 
of this occasion. 

Again thanking you for the compliment included in your invita 
tion, I remain. Yours very truly, 

E. W. KITTRIDGE. 

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New York, October 27, 1890. 
In the Tli a nno a ( 1 'sub: 

Gentlemen — I am most grateful for your kind invitation to be 
present at the "Old Roman' 1 banquet in honor of the distinguished 
and patriotic son of Ohio. Allen G. Thurman. on his seventy-seventh 
birthday anniversary. November 13th; but regret that I shall be unable 
to absent myself from New York at that time. Hoping that your ban 
quel will be most successful, I remain, gentlemen. 

Yours very respectfully, 

II. R. KUHNHARDT. 



Winyah Park, New Rochelle. N. Y., November 8, 1890. 
Tht Thurman Club: 

Gentlemen — 1 feel highly complimented by your valued invita- 
tion to your banquet in honor of your distinguished guest, the Hon. 
Allen G. Thurman, whose purity of character and his distinguished 
public services as a statesman couple his name with that of Jefferson 
as a patriot, while his culture and genial deportment in social life 
endear him to us all as the highest type of an American gentleman. 

I regret exceedingly that a previous engagement precludes my 
al tendance, but I shall he with you in spirit, ready to shake hands 
with our Democratic "grand old man." lor I have always regarded 
him as the Gladstone of America. 

This great statesman is the more to be appreciated at this period 
of decadence in official life in our country. Money rather than brains 
has usurped official life, and corrupt partisan legislation puts exhaust- 
ive burthens on industry and enterprise. 

I am. very truly yours. 

RICHARD LATHERS. 



Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station. Columbus, Ohio. 
Mr. /■'. V. hi ton: 

My Dear Sir — Absence from the city as a delegate to the annual 
meeting of the Association of Agricultural Colleges and Experiment 
Stations, will prevent me from attending the "Old Roman"' banquet. 

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1 know of lew men whom 1 would inure delight to honor than 
Judge Thurman, and I regret that 1 shall be unable to attend the 
banquet. Trusting thai the affair will prove in every way an unquali- 
fied success, I remain. 

Your- very truly, 

WILLIAM R. I.A/.l'.Nin . 

State of New York, Supreme Oouri Chambers. 

Albany, I >ctober 30, 1890 
John ./. Lenlz, /■.'.«/.. Chairman: 

Dear Sir — lam much honored by the invitation sent by you to 
the banquet of November 13th. 

If it were in my power I would he happy to attend and do honor 
to the man whose birthday is to he celebrated. But I cannot th< n be 
absent from home. Please, therefore, accept my thanks for your kind 
remembrance, and believe me. Yours 

W.M. L LEARNED. 



Ki4 Jefferson A \ eni e, 
( 'hi. i Mia s. < Mini. No\ ember 8, 1 890. 

Hun. Calvin 8. Briee and others: 

Gentlemen — Very much to my regret I find ii will not be possible 
for me to avail myself of the kind invitation to be present at the ban 
quet in honor of Hon. Allen G. Thurman. At the same time I am 
deeply gratified that a tribute so fitting is to be paid to one who has 
contributed to our political life a character of such Roman strength, 
purity and honesty as .Indue Thurman's. Against the demoralizing 
tendencies of polities he has stood like a wall of immovable granite. 
No suspicion of Belf-seeking at the cost of the public weal has ever 
hovered about his name. After a Ion-: public career, his integrity 
hears no shadow of reproach. In stations of the highest trust and 
responsibility he has performed services of enduring usefulness, both 
to his State and to the Nation. Among the many learned and able 
men who have adorned the bench and bar of Ohio, he stands pre 
eminent. His practical statesmanship, Roman rectitude, and massive 

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mind achieved for him a place among the most illustrious men who 
ever sat in the National Senate. Of Morton, Sumner, Conklin, Trum- 
bull, Edmunds, Beck, and Bayard he was a worthy compeer. As a 
conscientious and clear sighted lawgiver, judge, and statesman, he 
deserves our profoundest regard. 

To my own respect and attachment he has a special claim because 
of Ins personal kindness to me, albeit, when the kindness was ren- 
dered I was his political opponent. I have found him as magnani- 
mous and gentle in his personal intercourse as in the discharge of his 
public duties he has been firm and strong. 

With many thanks for your invitation, 1 am, gentlemen, 

Verv truly yours, 

ALFRED E. LEE. 

From the President of Washington and Lee University.] 

Lexington, Virginia, November 7, 1890. 

Oenl. Custis Lee acknowledges with thanks the receipt of an 
invitation to the " Old Roman*' banquet on the thirteenth instant, and 
regrets exceedingly that he cannot accept it. 

Nothing would give him greater pleasure than to do honor in this, 
or some other way, to "the noblest Roman of them all." 



From the K\ Governor of Virginia.] 

Glasgow, Va., November 3, 1890. 

Thiiniitut ('tub: 

Gentlemen — I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your 
invitation to attend the "Old Roman'* banquet in honor of the 
seventy-seventh anniversary of the birth of Allen G. Thurman. 

1 regret that my duties here will prevent my being present at a 
banquel in honor of such a distinguished statesman. 
Yours verv truly, 

FITZHDGH LEE. 

from the E\-Ohio Congressman.] 

Xenia, Ohio, November 11, 1890. 

Calvin S. Brice, Chairman: 

Dear Sir— Unable to be at the "Old Roman " banquet to which 
your committee have honored me with an invitation, I beg to express 
the ardent hope that Judge Thurman's remaining years may be as full 



ot'comfori and happiness to him and to his as have his pasl ones been 
signalized by honors .justly bestowed and worthily borne; and thai 
many such anniversary occasions may yet be in store for him. 
Thanking your committee for this kindness. I am, 

Very truly, |()HX L1TTLK 

Telegram.] 

New York, November 13, L890. 
Tkurman Club: 

1 regret that I find it impossible to attend banquet to-night, as I 
had intended. 1 should delight above all things to honor our hero, 
and to meet the good friends of our cause. 

WALTER S. LOGAN. 

From the President o Antioch College.] 

Yellow Springs, <>uio. October 31, 1890. 
Hon. Calvin S. Brice, and others: 

(jENTLEMEN — 1 have just received your invitation to attend the 
"Old Roman" banquet in honor of that fearless Tribune of the people. 
Hon. Allen G. Thurman. Pre-engagements at Antioch College will 
cause me to forego the pleasure of honoring, with my humble presence, 
a statesman whose virtues and distinguished public services arc 
acknowledged by men of all parties. It is a hopeful sign for the 
Republic, when the people delight to honor the citizens of rugged 
honesty while they live, and do not reserve all of their garlands to 
deck the gateways through which they march to glory. If we had 
more Allen (i. Thurmans, the name of American citizen would stand 
above either Democrat or Republican. 1 am, gentlemen, 
Very respectfully, 

DANIEL ALBRIGHT LONG. 



From the Editor of the St Louis Christian Advocate. 1 

St. Lot is. October 27. 1890. 
Mr. < 'alvin S. Bria : 

Dear Sir— My father begs to express his thanks for the invitation 
to the Thurman banquet. His acquaintance with the "Old Roman" 
has extended over many years, and nothing would give him more 
pleasure than to participate in doing honor to such a man. but his 
rears and infirmities fori, id. Very truly yours. 

1). R. .Mc ANALLY. 



From Ex-Governor McCormick.] 

Jamaica, L. L, November 11. 1890. 
Hon. . I. (r. Tliiirman: 

Dear Sir — I must be allowed, in spite of my political faith, to 
send you greeting on your seventy-seventh birthday. The manner < 
in which it is to be celebrated in Columbus is a subject of national 
interest, and the congratulations sent to you will not come from your 
own party alone. There is a common inspiration among honest men 
of all parties to do honor to the pure and patriotic, the courageous and 
conscientious statesman, wherever he may be found. "Homo antiqua 
virtute acfide" But the public has not the opportunity to know your 
persona] and domestic virtues as I do, and I deem myself most for- 
tunate to hold a relation to you which permits me to oiler not only 
sentiments of esteem, but those of affection. 

" .Manly sense and energy of mind'' are characteristics which you 
have maintained to a good age. and which, I doubt not, you will main- 
tain to the end. 

May the tribute of your admirers from all parts of the land, and 
the love of your family, make your birthday an occasion of peculiar 
pleasure, and the years that remain to you prove all that may be 
requisite to your comfort and happiness. 

With every respectful and sincere salutation, I am, 
Most truly, 

R. C. McCUKMlCK. 



From thr .Jiulge of the Virginia Circuit Court.] 

Lexington, Va., November 1, 1890. 
John .1. Lentz, Esq.: 

DEAR Sir — I suppose I am indebted to your courtesy lor an invi- 
tation to the "Old Roman" banquet on the 13th inst. 

I thank you for the invitation, and regret exceedingly that official 
engagements will prevent me from being with you on the interesting 
occasion. I have no doubt it will be a grand occasion, but not grander 
than is due your honored guest. 

With sentiments of the highest regard, I am. 
Sincerely yours, 

william Mclaughlin. 

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From the Ex-President Columbus Board of Trade | 

The Laclede < Jab Light < Iompani . 

St. Louis, Mo., November 12, 1890. 
John •/. Lentz, Esq., President: 

My Dear Sir — I regrel exceedingly that il will nol be possible 
for me to be presenl at the banquet to morrow night, given in honor 
of the u Old Roman." lie is an ideal statesman, and one in whom 
honoring, all men may honor themselves. 

Trusting and believing thai you will have a gloriously good and 
profitable time, 1 am, Yours truly, EME RSON McMILLIN. 

P. S. — If you arc in lack of accommodations for your guests, send 
a couple of them to the McMillin bailiwick, No. 52 Hamilton Avenue. 
Free board and lodging, be they Democrats or Republicans. E. M. 



At Home, Mumford, N. Y., November 12, 1890. 
linn. Calvin S. Brie* arid-others: 

Gentlemen — I delayed acknowledging receipi of the invitation 
with which 1 was honored, to attend the "Old Roman" banquet, in 
the hope it would be possible for me to be present, but greatly to my 
regret, I find it will be necessary to remain here to fulfill an engage 
nient entered into some time since. 

I need not assure you that in common with citizens of this State. 
I hold Judge Thurman in the highest esteem — regarding him as a type 
of the best American citizen, statesman, and jurist. In all the rela- 
tions of life he has always stood " four square to every wind t hat blows." 

Sincerely yours, 

DONALD McNAUGHTON. 



From tlic Senator from New Jersey.] 

Senate Chamber, Washington, D. C. 

linn. Calvin S. Ilriii. Chairman: 

Dear Sir — In my behalf, and speaking for me. please express to 
the Thurman Club and other friends of your honored guest, my sincere 
thanks for their kind invitation to attend the "Old Roman" banquel 
on November L31 h. 



No words of mine will express the bitterness of my disappoint- 
ment in that continual ill health prevents my acceptance of the honor 
the invitation confers, and the pleasure it offers to me. 

For nearly a quarter of a century Allen G. Thurman has stood out 
in bold relief the most prominent tigure in the Democratic party, 
loved and venerated by his party friends — feared, admired, and 
respected by his political opponents. With him. Democracy was no 
empty name, no barren speculation, but a vital principle. 

History, in making up its final and impartial judgment, will 
inscribe in letters of living light to the lofty integrity, the manly inde- 
pendence and stern devotion to the country's interests that have 
marked every step of his long, brilliant, and useful career. 

Waiting for me at my side, and looking over my shoulder as I 
hastily pen this short, just tribute to my friend, stands a distinguished 
orator and Republican statesman, one whose party zeal is always of 
the most cordial, ardent, energetic kind; who prompts me to add and 
for him, "that for ability, lofty patriotism, and sterling honesty, no 
statesman of this generation of any political party in the United States 
has left in precept and example a legacy so valuable, an impress so 
strong for good to the future of this country as has Judge Thurman." 

1 am, most sincerely, your obedient servant, 

j. r. Mcpherson. 



From the Congressman from the Nineteenth Pennsylvania District. J 

York, 1 j a„ November 10, 1890. 
Hun. John J. Lents: 

My Dear Sir — It was my purpose to attend the banquet to be 
given to Allen G. Thurman on the 13th inst., to which I was invited, 
but 1 now find I cannot do so. I regret this very much, for I would 
osU't'in it a privilege to be among the number assembled to do honor 
to a statesman of such sterling virtues. His unflinching integrity, his 
lofty patriotism, and transcendent abilities during his long and varied 
political life, mark him as one of the first men of our time; and the 
important events in which he was a prominent actor will always 
occupy a large space in the history of our country. His fame is, 
therefore, secure. 






He lias, however, especially endeared himself to the friends of 
clean politics and good government, by hi> steady opposition to the 
power of associated capital, and the sinister influences thai have in 
late years been so poteni in shaping legislation in the interest of 
monopolies and trusts. These have always found him an unfaltering 
foe, and for his services in resisting their encroachments the country 
owes him a lasting debt of gratitude. 

I once asked the late Judge Jeremiah S. Black for his opinion of 
Judge Thurman. He answered promptly: '' This country never pro- 
duced a purer statesman, nor an abler jurist." This, I am persuaded, 
will be the verdict of posterity upon Judge Thurman. 

Convey to him my sincere congratulations, and my besl wishes 
that he may live many years in the possession of health and happiness. 

Very sincerely yours, 

LEVI MAISH. 



New York, November t;. 1890. 
Hon. < 'ulriit S. Brice: 

DEAR Sir — I regret very much that my engagements are so oner 
ous at the present time that I will lie unable to accept your kind invi- 
tation to attend the Thurman banquet. 

I do not doubl that the recent victories will inspire every one 
present. Very truly yours. 

11. (i. MARQUAND. 



Telegram] 

Baltimore. .Mi>.. November 13, 1890. 
Hon. Allen G. I'h a ilium : 

The .Maryland Tariff Reform Club sends you hearty greetings, 
and congratulate- you upon the honors which a life-long and patriotic 
devotion to the public interest brings you. And we greet, also, the 
distinguished citizen who. with you. taught the people in eighteen 
hundred and eighty-eight the truths which they have come to accept 
in eighteen hundred and ninety. 



From the Ex-Senator from Texas] 

Paris, Texas, November 4, 1890. 

Hon. Calvin S. Brioe, Chairman: 

Dear Sir— I beg to acknowledge the courtesy of an invitation to 
the " Old Roman" banquet. 

1 would be more than gratified to be able to be present, but the 
ill health of my wife does not admit of my being away from home. 

M\ personal acquaintance with Judge Thurman began in March, 
is?.".. From that time to the close of his service in the Senate, I was, 
during the sessions of the Senate, in daily intercourse with him. He 
is one of the few men who gained by close approach. Judge Thur- 
man was a sound judge on committee, an able counselor in caucus, 
and the giant of a righteous cause in the Senate. No man in the land 
is more highly respected throughout the Union. 

It is your good fortune to make known the high place Judge Thur- 
man holds in your Club, in your city, and State, and you generously 
afford to Democrats throughout the Union the opportunity to make 
known to the "noblest Roman of them all" what a warm place he 
holds in the hearts of all men in this land who love incorruptible 
integrity, and a tearless defender of free government. 

Very respectfully, 

S. B. MAXEY. 



Newark. N. J., November 10, 1890. 
To the Secretary of the Thurman Club: 

Dear Sir — I regret that it is not in my power to accept your invi- 
tation to meet with you to do honor to your distinguished guest, Allen 
(I. Thurman. His long and valuable services to his country — his patri- 
otism and devotion to tier best interests, command the love and respect 
of his countrymen. 

New Jersey is second to no State in this Union in her admiration 
of t he man who during a long life has battled so sturdily for the prin- 
ciples she has so steadfastly sustained. 

May he live long to enjoy the results which recent events promise 
in full measure to realize. y ery reS pectfuUy, 

THEODORE MEAD. 
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New Fork, November 3, L890. 
Mr. Ixalph Lazarus: 

My Dear Sir — I am no doubt indebted to your thoughtfulness 
for the invitation t«> attend the "<>ld Roman" banquet. I beg to 
assure you [ feel highly honored, and regrel exceedingly my inability 
to be present. 

Born in Ohio, I take a pride in all ilia) appertains to my native 
Slate, and I know of no character of which an Ohioan should feel so 
proud or of any man who stands so prominently in the foremost rank 
of true statesmen as does Allen <i. Thurman. 

In honoring him we honor ourselves. I desire, therefore, to be 
enrolled among the guests and I enclose my cheque for a ticket. 

Sincerely yours. 
B. s. MENDELSON. 

Telegram.] 

Fresno. Cm,.. November 13, 1890. 
Hon. Allen G. Thurman: 

Fresno, the banner Democratic and raisin-producing county of 

California, joins the nation in doing you honor in a monster mass 

meeting to-night. 

J. I'. Menx. 

S. X. (Jriffitii. 
A. J. McWhirte. 

' ommittee. 



Headquarters Department Missouri. 
St. Louis. Mo.. October 30. 1890. 
Hon. Calvin S. Brice, Chairman: 

My Dear Sir — I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of 
an invitation to be present at the banquet in honor of Bon. Allen <>. 
Thurman. I very much regret that my official engagements will not 
allow me to be present and assist in doing honor to the distinguished 
gentleman for whom the banquet is niven. 

Very sincerely your-. 

W. MERRITT, 
Brigadii r '.'• >" rai D S I 



New York, November 11, 1890. 

Jacob F. Miller presents his compliments to the Thurman Club 
and regrets exceedingly his inability to attend the banquet to be given 
in honor of the Hon. Allen G. Thurman. It would give him pleasure 
to join in honor to the sturdy Democrat who held aloft the banner of 
Democracy in evil as well as in good report; to the .just judge who 
lifted evenly the scales of justice; to the distinguished senator who 
by his knowledge of constitutional law and the principles of a free 
government was enabled to guide legislation in sate channels; to the 
man who amid the dangers and allurements of political life has main- 
tained an upright and enviable character. His fame has become a 
cherished part of the history of our country; a stimulus to the young 
and an example to all. In honoring him we honor ourselves. It has 
been well said that a people may be judged by the character of the 
men whom they elevate to office. 

He has lived to see a turn in political affairs in the line of his own 
cherished principles. Long may he live to witness the full fruition of 
the work and enjoy its results. 



From the Attorney-General of Mississippi] 

Jackson, Miss., November 8, 1800. 
//,///. Calvin S. Brice, and others : 

Gentlemen — I regret exceedingly that I shall lie compelled, on 
account of official engagements, to decline your polite and much 
appreciated invitation to attend the banquet on the 13th inst. 

1 beg to assure you that nothing could give me greater pleasure 
than to join in doing honor to one of America's noblest statesmen — to 
say nothirfg of the opportunity, at this time, of meeting the flower of 
the Nation's Democracy. 

Thanking you very much for your kind remembrance and again 
regretting my inability to be present, I am, 

Very truly yours, 

J. M. MILLER. 

P. S. If places not all filled out, I hold myself, of course, sub- 
ject to draft for the usual contribution named toward the success of 

the entertainment. 

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Telegram from the Congressman from the Ninth Texas District.] 

Corsicana, Texas, October 27, L890. 
James Watson, Chairman: 

I regret it very much, bul I cannoi be absenl from the State at 

thattime - ROGER «... MILLS. 

Law Department, 
University ok Virginia, November 8, 1890. 

Dear Sir — I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of an 
invitation to attend the "Old Roman " banquet, and regrel thai pro 
fessional engagements oblige me to decline it. 

I share with the members of the Thurman Club, the natural wish 

to manifest veneration and respecl for the distinguished man in whose 
honor the banquet is given; and hope, in the interests of our country, 
that his valuable life may be prolonged through many similar anniver 
saries, to counsel and instruct his countrymen, and to point out to 
them the path of duty, honor, and safety. 

I remain, with much respect and with renewed thanks to the Club 
for their invitation. Your obedient servant, 

Hon. Calvin S. Brick. Chairman. JOHN B. MINOR. ■ 



The Western Christian Advocate, 
Cincinnati. October 24, 1890. 
Hon. Calvin S. Brice, Chairman: 

Dear Sir — With every Buckeye 1 share in the admiration of the 
"Old Roman" whose seventy-seventh birthday you propose to cele- 
brate, but regret that my absence in Boston will prevent my attend- 
ance. Very sincerely, 

DAVID H. MOORE. 

30 Broad Street, New York. November 12, 1890. 
To the Honorable Chairman of the Committee: 

Dear Sir — I exceedingly regrel that I am prevented from partic 
ipating in the festivity in honor of our honored chief, "the noblest 
Democrat of them all." Endeared as Judge Thurman has always been 

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to me, 1 have during; my twenty-three years' labor in Ihe field of tariff 
reform, always found the greatest solace in the knowledge that the 
chief leader of the Democratic party not only approved of my advo- 
cacy, but many times and often cheered me on. 

Of course, I congratulate our noble chief and the club on the 
result of the late elections. The verdict in our favor came unfortu- 
nately two years too late, and two years tun soon. Still, it may have 
the effect of throwing that strong light upon the economic question 
which will demonstrate to the dullest mind the wrong and oppression 
under which a whole nation is suffering. * * * * * * 

I once more express my deep regret of not being able to lie pres- 
ent at the banquet, and wishing my dear old friend. Judge Thurman, 
long life and happiness, and best wishes to all assembled at your 
festive board, I remain, very truly, ] g MO()RE 



New York. November 3, 1890. 
Mr. Frank C. Eaton: 

Dear Sir — I have received with pleasure, an invitation to be 
present at the " Old Roman " banquet. Please find enclosed for a 
ticket. 

I wish particularly to say: all honor to Allen (i. Thurman for his 
disinterested and noble efforts as Tinted States Senator to have the 
award of the Geneva Tribunal faithfully executed. That was the 
highest court known to history, and although Senator Thurman's able 
arguments and example were not followed, they are remembered with 
gratitude and pride. Yours very respectfully. 

W. H. H. MOORE. 

p. s. — It will be impossible for me to attend, so that I shall only 
wish a ticket for a keepsake. W. H. H. M. 



From the Senator from Alabama.] 

Ski, ma, Ala., November 6, 1890. 
The Tli a mm it Club: 

Gentlemen — I sincerely appreciate the honor of your invitation 
to attend the banquet. The people of the whole country will rejoice 
with you in doing honor to this great American .jurist, statesman and 
patriot. 



While deeply regretting thai I cannol be with you, I will greatly 
enjoy the demonstration of your affectionate regard for this good and 
great man. I regard the privilege of having served with him in the 
Senate as amongst the most pleasing of my lite. 

Our wishes would protract his days far beyond the period which 
he would desire, that he might continue to enjoy the universal esteem 
in which he is held by his countrymen. 

With great respect. 

JOHN T. MORGAN. 

Telegram from a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission.] 

Reap House, Chattanooga, Tens., November 13, 1890. 
Thurman Club: 

Exacting official duties prevent my presence at the banquet in 
lienor of Judge Thurman this evening. For continuous, consistent, 
and unselfish adherence to Democratic principles, and for courage and 
ability in their advocacy, the first place among living Democratic 
statesmen belongs to Allen G. Thurman. 

Respectfully, 
__^_ WM. R. MORRISON. 

New York. October 29, 1890. 
The Thurman Club: 

Gentlemen — Regretting that it will be impossible for me to 
absent myself from this city and enjoy the festivities of the "'Old 
Roman" banquet, and hoping that some Roman virtue may in some 
manner and at some time be reinfused with the politics of our country 
through the organizations of which yours is an illustrious example, I 
remain, dear sirs, as ever. Voiirs faithfully, 

WALDO G. MORSE. 



Arbor Lodge, Nebraska City, November 10, 1890. 
To the Thurman Club: 

Gentlemen — With sincere and profound regret, and with greal 
reluctance. I must be absent from the Thurman banquet on the l-'!th. 
to which you so considerately invited me. 

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The birthday of Commercial Liberty for the United States came 
November 4th, 1890, and the political effulgence which then lighted 
up the continent from side to side will rest upon and gild with golden 
glories the tranquil twilight into which, with serene contentment, Mr. 
Thurman is now calmly passing. His life has been illustrative of the 
value of pure character. He is worthy of emulation. He has shown 
that the American citizen who does best for his country is he who 
dues most to build up his own individual integrity, to develop his own 
love of justice, and to cultivate courage to combat economic errors and 
political heresies. 

Judge Thurman has been an effective teacher of political and 
economic truths. He has lived to hear his lusty lessons against 
inequal and unjust taxation superbly recited amidst the autumnal 
shadows of 1890 by a magnificent chorus of sovereign states. 

The McKinley bill, which, in substance, declared this a govern- 
ment '" of money, by money, and lor money," has been denounced by 
the unbought ballots of agriculture, commerce, and manufacture all 
over the Union. And now, may wisdom like Thurman's, and honesty 
and courage like his, inspire the repealing spirit and guide the amend- 
ing hand. Yours for tariff reform, 

J. STERLING MORTON. 






Vice-President's Chamber, 
Washington, November 10, 1890. 
Hon. Calvin S. Srice, Chairman.' 

My Dear Sir — I regret that previous engagements will deprive 
me of the pleasure of availing myself of the invitation with which I 
have been honored to be present at the banquet to be given in honor 
of Allen (i. Thurman on the 13th inst. 

Judge Thurman was the early political and personal friend of my 
only brother, now deceased, and I yield to none even of his political 
friends in respect for or admiration of his high character, great ability. 
and attractive personal qualities, and only regret that I shall be unable 
to extend my congratulations in person on his seventy-seventh birth- 
day anniversary. Very truly yours, 

LEVI P. MORTON. 

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Harrisihro, November 8, 1890. 
To the Thurman Club: 

Gentlemen — I regret most sincerely thai the press of business 
engagements which follows the work of the election, will prevent my 
accepting your kind invitation to lie present at the "Old Roman" ban 
quet. A representative of the young Democracy of Pennsylvania, ii 

may be permitted me to say that among the great names, in the Dem- 
ocratic party in the Union, none is held in greater honor, none is more 
respected by us, than that of Allen <i. Thurman, of Ohio. A- a broad 
minded patriot, as a staunch and unflinching advocate of the principles 
we profess, we honor him. As a pure minded and upright citizen we 
respect him; cherish the example he has given and with you who 
know and love him at home, find honor in accounting him in all 
things. '• the noblest Roman of them all." 

With best wishes for the success of the '-Old Roman"' banquet, 1 
remain, gentlemen. Yours most respectfully, 

BENJAMIN M. NEAIV 
Secretary Pennsylrania Democratic State Committee. 



Telegram from the Governor of Louisiana.] 

New Orleans, La., November 13, 1890. 
If on. John ./. Lents, Chairman: 

I profoundly regret that my official duties will prevent my being 
present to-night to testify to my admiration of the "Old Roman" and 
my appreciation of his character and services. 

FRANCIS T. NICHOLLS. 



From the Secretary Democratic Territorial Committee.] 

Salt Lake City. Utah, November 8, 1890. 
Hon. ( 'alvin X. Brioe ■ 

I) KAR Sir — By direction of the CENTRAL Democratic Cur. of this 
county I have been instructed to forward to you for the "Old Roman" 
banquet an engrossed copy of resolutions congratulatory to Hon. Allen 
G. Thurman, passed by unanimous vote of said Club at a special meet- 
ing for that purpose held on the 7th inst. 

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It is with no ordinary degree of pride and gratification that I com 
ply with their instructions. From my tenderest years to my mature 
manhood I have learned that the name of Allen G. Thurman was talis- 
manic. His character and name will be placed in the history of the 
country among its statesmen and patriots. 

Grand and noble, yet simple and unostentatious, his fame is not 
confined to a single hemisphere. To mention his name among his 
countrymen is to evoke enthusiasm. He has deserved and received 
the plaudits of the grandest, the greatest, and the freest people on 
earth. 

It is peculiarly fitting that he should be banqueted and his name 
and services extolled and applauded just in the hour of the unpar- 
alleled triumph of the great principles in the defense of which lie has 
given his life and intellect. How his noble soul must rise to the 
height of inspiration under the combination of such fortuitous circum- 
stances as these. 

He and his principles are vindicated. Surely no tinge of regret 
can come to him at this hour. 

With the confidence of a whole nation he has lived, and with its 
veneration and love he will pass over to the undiscovered country. 
I am, sir, with high regard, 

A. G. XORRELL. 
Chairman Committee on Resolutions. 



Minneapolis, Minn., November 3, 1890. 
Hon. Calvin S. Brice, Chairman: 

Dear Sir — I am greatly obliged to you and the Committee on 
Invitations for an invitation to be present at the "Old Roman" ban- 
quet, and I very much regret that my engagements will prevent my 
being present. 

The Hon. Allen G. Thurman deservedly holds a high place in the 
estimation of the American people, and it would give me great pleas- 
ure to listen to Ex-President Cleveland and the other distinguished 
statesmen who will speak at the banquet. 

Very respectfully yours, 

CYRUS NORTHROP, 
President of University if Minnesota. 



101 Front Street, New York. October 22, L890. 

My Dear Mr. Stevens — Your invitation received regarding the 
banquet to "the noblesl Roman of them all," to be given the Hon. 
Allen (i. Thurman. 

In reply, I enclose my check for ten dollars for ticket for same. 
I feel highly honored to be asked to subscribe to the banquet. When 
I think how I for two or three long months gave nearly every 
day to the organization of the Merchants' Cleveland and Thurman 
Democratic Clubs of this city, and as their Chairman and leader 
marched up Broadway from the Battery to Thirtieth street in pelting 
rain, I must have had a Democratic love for him, which is as warm 
today in my heart as ever. Yours truly. 

Mr. Samuel Stevens. JOSEPH .1. O'DONOHUE. 



< Iolumbus, November 1 1. 1890. 

Dear Judge Thurman — 1 have just sent a note to the Thurman 
Club stating thai it will not be possible for me to attend the banquet 
of the L3th inst. 

I, however, do not wisli to let the occasion pass without congratu- 
lating you on the pleasant circumstances which are connected with 
the banquet. It is given by a political organization, but it has its 
origin and support in a strong good feeling towards yourself which 
prevails not only here among your neighbors, but elsewhere in all 
political and social circles wherever you may be known. 

I congratulate you also on the fact that you are in condition to 
enjoy the compliment, and to meet friends, and receive their felicita 
tions with pleasure. I hope that many future anniversaries of the 
same event may find you in good health. 

Please present my compliments to Mrs. Thurman. 
Truly yours, 

<;e<>. m. parsons. 

Telegram from the Governor-elect of Pennsylvania.] 

Philadelphia, Pa., November 1<>. 1890. 
John ■/. /.in/:. President: 

I profoundly regret that I cannot be present at the anniversary 

celebration of Ohio'- distinguished son and the country's noble cili/.en 

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and upright and able public servant. Please present to him my 
earnest congratulations and most cordial good wishes. The Democ- 
racy may well be proud of the public life and pure character of her 
great chief, Allen G. Thurman. ROBERT E. PATTISON. 



44 and 40 Broadway, New York. November 3, 1S90. 
Join, ./. Lentz, Esq., Chairman: 

My Dear Sir — I am in receipt of the invitation to the banquet to 
be given to Judge Thurman on November 13th. It gives me much 
pleasure to accept. 

Fresh from the sorrow of my father's recent death, I cannot be 
indifferent to an event which I know he would have been among 
the firsl to wish to participate in. Judge Thurman represents all that 
is highest and purest in politics to-day. Too much honor cannot be 
paid him. Yours very truly, 

F. K. PENDLETON. 

Telegram] 

New York, November 13, 1890. 
Fnt iik ( '. Eaton: 

Regret unforeseen circumstances prevent my being present to-day 
:IS ' intended. F K PENDL ETON. 

From the Ex-Minister to England.] 

Burlington, Vermont, November 6, 1890. 
To the Thurman Club: 

Gentlemen — 1 regret that it is not in my power to be present at 
the banquet given to Judge Thurman on his seventy-seventh birthday. 
I should be glad to join in a tribute so appropriate on an occasion so 
interesting. 

His name and fame are the property of the whole country, and his 
long and conspicuous services are a part of its history. An especial 
felicity will attend your gathering, in the signal and spontaneous tri- 
umph of the principles for which he has always contended, that has 
just occurred in all parts of the Union. 
1 am, gentlemen, with high respect. 

Very sincerely yours, 

E. J. PHELPS. 
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From the Delegate from the First District (Louisville).] 

( 'ii\si in TIOKAL Convention. 

.,,, „,, , ,, , Frankfort, November 12, 1890. 

///<• inurman ( luo: 

Gentlemen — I find now at the last moment thai my duties in tin- 
Convention liere will make it impossible for me to gratify my very 
great desire of partaking of your hospitality and of joining you in 
doing honor to "the grand old man" in whose honor you meet. 

Will you kindly present to him my sincere regards and my besl 
wishes for his continued good health. You may say to him for me 
land speak the sentiment of even young Democral in the country) 
that I would rather be Allen (i. Thurman, crowned as he is with 
honors and with the entire confidence and unbounded love of the 
people of this country, than to be President of the United States. 

Thanking you for the honor paid me by your invitation and again 
expressing my regret that 1 am unable to he present. I am. 

Very respectfully yours, 

ZACK PHELPS. 

Telegram from the Superintendent of Public Instruction Kentucky] 

Frankfort, Kv.. November L3, 1890. 
Hon. Calvin S. Brie-. Chairman: 

Thanks for courteous invitation, with sincere regrets that 1 cannot 
he present at the banquet to the Thor-man, The Thunderer of the 
Democracy. |))S I)KsIIA piQKETT, 

.1 K< ntveky lh mocrai 



Boston. November 10. 1890. 
Htm. Calvin S. Brice, Chairman: 

M\ Dear Sir — I sincerely regret that I am unable, on account of 
business engagements, to accept the very kind invitation to attend the 
banquet. During my service in the House of Representatives between 

is":; and IsTT. I had the pleasure of meeting Senator Thiirma :ca 

sionally, and of hearing hint speak on the great questions growing out 
of the war and the government grant- to the railway corporations. It 
will always be a satisfaction to me to remember that, differing from 

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many of my party associates at that time, I found myself substantially 
in accord with the distinguished Senator from Ohio on those questions, 
and that the Supreme Court of the United States subsequently sus- 
tained the views which he so ably presented. The result of the recent 
election may be taken as a sort of birthday greeting from the people 
all over the land, and an emphatic assurance that the "Old Roman" 
has all that the great poet says should accompany old age, "as honor, 
love, obedience, troops of friends." I pray you give him my warmest 
congratulations on this anniversary. May he long be spared to serve 
his country and inspire her people. 

Very sincerely yours, 
HENRY L. PIERCE. 

St. Louis, November 3, 1890. 
The Secretary of 1 1t i' Thurman Club: 

Dear Sir — My father, General John Pope, wishes me to express 
his appreciation of the courtesy of the Thurman Club in inviting him 
to be present at the dinner to be given Judge Thurman on his seventy- 
seventh birthday, and his sincere regret that his infirm health renders 
so long a journey impossible. That while his views in political mat- 
ters :iiv at variance with those held by Judge Thurman, for him as a 
man, he has always had the most cordial liking and sincere respect. 

Yours truly, 
HORTON POPE. 

Office of the Admiral, 
Washington, D. 0., October 30, 1890. 
Hon. Calvin S. Brice and others: 

( ii;NTLEMEN — Your invitation to the Admiral of the Navy to 
be present at the "Old Roman " banquet has been received. 

The Admiral is too ill at present to attend to any business, and 
will not probably be able to attend the banquet in honor of the dis- 
linguished statesman, for whom he has the highest respect and esteem. 
Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 

J. M. ALDEN, 

Admiral's Secretary. 






Marlborough Boi se, 
Pall Mali., November 21, L890. 

Nik — I am desired by Bis Royal Highness, the Prince of 
Walks, to acknowledge the receipl of your letter of the 10th inst., 
with an inclosure. 

I am, sir, your obedienl servant, 

FRANCIS KUDBYS. 

Mr. Neville Williams. 



New York Common Pleas, County Court Hoi sk. 
New York. < >ctober 30, L890. 

Mv Dear Sir — 1 acknowledge with gratitude the receipl of your 
invitation to the banquet in compliment to the Hon. Allen (i. Thur- 
man; and I unfeignedly regrei my inability to lie presenl on the inter- 
esting occasion, [f official duties did not detain me here, gladly would 
1 traverse the distance to render homage to the talents and virtue- of 
your distinguished guest. He is an ideal Democrat; ami when I so 
characterize him, I mean to ascribe to him every excellence in private 
and in public lite. 

That he may long survive to shed lustre on the party which is 
proud to own him as its leader, ami to inspire the present ami a future 
generation with an emulation of his noble example, is the sincere 
prayer of. 

Very respecl fully, etc.. 

ROGER A. PRYOR 



Telegram.] 

Akron. 0., November 13. 1890. 

Invitation Committee, Thurman Banquet: 

Very sincerely regrei inability to enjoy to-night's festivities. Most 
radical Republicans can heartily .join in honoring the sturdy manliness 
of Allen < i. Thurman. 

T. C. RAYNOLDS, 

Editor Beacon 

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TO 

ALLEN G. THURMAN. 

On the Seventy-seventh Anniversary of his 
Birthday, November 13, 1890. 

BY H. A. RATTERMANN. 

Moss-crown 'd thy head bears winter's hoar, 

Thou Roman aged and gray; 
Yet in thy spirit thou art young, 

Like fresh upbudding May. 
Plain as the church-bell rang thy word 

From shore to distant shore; 
Cassandra's warnings, Cato's calls, 

No greater impress bore. 

No shadow dark rests on thy brow, 

No stain has soil'd thy hand; 
Thy heart lor manhood's rights did beat, 

And freedom of the land. 

Like fearless Tristan of the tale, 

Thy sword was raised to slay 
The monster scourge, Monopoly — 

The Dragon of our day. 

Preserve yet many a year to come 

The bloom of youthful tide — 
Thou noblest Roman of them all, 

The people's joy and pride! 



From the Ex-Commander-in-chief, G. A. R.] 

Minneapolis, Minn., November 1, 1890. 
Hon. James E. Campbell: 

Ms Dear Governor — I am in receipt of an invitation to attend 
the "Old Roman" banquet, for which I desire to express my apprecia- 
tion and return my sincere thanks with regrets that I cannot be pres- 
ent on that occasion. 

I am and always have been a "stalwart" Republican, but no hon- 
est difference in political views can make any true American fail to 

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admire and respect the great ability, i lie sterling integrity, the 
undoubted patriotism, and the pure and upright life of Allen G. Thur- 
nian. He never put himself above the people, he never subordinated 
honor to gain, and his whole long life has been a splendid example of 
unselfish devotion to his convictions of duly. Now in the evening of 
his life he commands the respecl spontaneous and unstinted, of his old 
political opponents as well as friends. 

1 write you, as 1 assume it was through you I was honored by the 
invitation referred to. Sincerely your friend, 

JOHN P. REA. 

New York Club, Fifth Avenue ind 35th Stkeet, 

New Fork, November 5, 1890. 
Him. ('. s. Brice, Chairman: 

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of an invitation to 
attend the banquet of the "Thurman Club of Columbus, Ohio." [f 1 
could be present, as 1 cannot, no one in that assembly would feel 
greater pride in doing honor to that distinguished and pure statesman 
and jurist. It is refreshing to see in these days of political corruption 
and fraud, a body of men who in doing honor to their guest recognize 
the difference of character of the greatest American of them all and 
the so-called statesman of to-day. Very respectfully, 

A. C. RHIND, 
Rear Admiral U S. .V 

State of South Carolina, Executive Chamber, 
i'oi.i mbia, October 28, L890. 
Hon. Calvin S. Brice, Chairman: 

Sir — I am directed by Governor Richardson to acknowledge the 
receipt of your invitation to the "Thurman Banquet '" and to express 
hi- threat regret that he cannot attend and join in honoring the vener 
able statesman and pure patriot whose birthday you meet to celebrate. 
Preparations for the meeting of our Legislature preclude the pos 
sibility of the Governor's presence, but you can rest assured that 
South Carolina will be with you in spirit on this auspicious occasion. 
Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 
JNO. SCOFFIN, 

Acting Privatt Secretary. 



Lake Forest University, President's Study, 

Lake Forest, III., November 6, 1S90. 
The Thurman Club: 

Dear Saw — ] sincerely thank you lor your kindly invitation to 
attend the "Old Roman" banquet in honor of Judge Thurman. My 
recollection of the distinguished jurist and statesman is of the pleas- 
antest kind. He and I served one, it' not two years as examiners of 
the heads of public schools. I well remember his ability and efficiency 
in that capacity as well as in other and more important matters. 
Though opposed to him in politics, my relation to him, during my 
pastorate in Columbus, was very pleasant and cordial. 1 have always 
regarded him as one of our ablest, purest, and most patriotic states- 
men and judges. I congratulate him on reaching the seventy-seventh 
year of his age. Though shot at a thousand times he has come out of 
all his battles without a scar. He is one of our stainless public men. 
The party to which he belongs may well honor him with a banquet. 
It would afford me great pleasure to be present, if my numerous duties 
allowed. The young pastor of the First Presbyterian Church during 
the years of 1SI52, lst>3, and 18134, sends his heartiest congratulations 
to his honored friend and fellow committeeman. 

Yours very truly, 

W.M. C. ROBERTS, 
President Lake Forest University. 



" The Richmond," 
Washington, November 4, 1890. 

Rear Admiral Rodgers regrets extremely that the condition of 
his health renders it impossible for him to be present at the "Old 
Roman " banquet, to which you have so kindly invited him. He has 
had the good fortune to know its most honored guest for many years, 
and to hold him in the highest honor, and to look up to him as one of 
the most patriotic statesmen of our country. He begs to add his 
homage to yours, and to invoke every happiness upon the revered 
head of one whom all men agree to honor, one who so pre-eminently 
deserves well of the Republic. 

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From the Senator from the Seventh New York District.] 

New Vohk. November 8, L890. 
Hon. Calvin S. Brice, Chairman, and others: 

Gentlemen — I heg leave to acknowledge the receipt of your invi 
tation to attend the "Old Roman" banquet. 

I deeply regret my inability to be present on that noteworthy 
occasion. In common with so many of our fellow citizens, I would 
wish to lie aide t<> testily to my high regard and esteem for the <-i \ i<- 
virtues of the distinguished subject of your gathering. 

With sincere wishes for the unqualified success of the testimonial 
of the Democracy to Allen (i. Thurman, I have the honor to lie. 

Vour obedient servant. 
GEO. F. ROESCH. 

Art Department, Harper A; Brothers, 
Franklin Square, New York. 
Calvin S. Brice, Esq.. Chairman: 

Dear Sir — Much to my regret, business prevents me from being 
present at the banquet in honor of the ''Old Roman." 

In addition to the admiration all good Americans feel for Mr. 
Thurman's sterling qualities, an artist may lie permitted to value him 
for the picturesqueness he has lent to American politics. 

Very sincerely. 
WM. A. ROGERS. 

Telegram from the Governor elect of Massachusetts] 

Boston. Mass.. November 10, 1890. 
John J. Lents. President: 

Regret exceedingly I cannot come to Thurman banquet. I -cud 
my heartiest congratulations to the glorious --(Hd Roman." Foung 
and old Democracy ever gather fresh inspiration from his integrity, 
ability, patriotism, and staunch devotion to our faith. 

W.M. E. RUSSELL. 

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Telegram.] 

New York, November 13, 1890. 

Hon. John J. Lents, Pres.: 

The Sagamore Club of the City of New York, an organization of 
staunch Democrats, extends its congratulations to the "Old Roman," 
Hon. Allen G. Thnrman, on the occasion of the celebration of his 
seventy seventh birthday, and indulges the hope that he may be 
spared to the Democracy of the Nation for many years to come. 

THOS. F. HAYES, 

Acting President. 

Milwaukee. November 10, 1890. 
Hon. Cdhiin S. Brief. Chairman: 

DEAR Sib — Yours inviting me to attend the "Old Roman" ban- 
quet in honor of Allen G. Thurman, is received. 

I had hoped to attend, but business will call me to another part of 
the country, and I shall not be able to be present. This I exceedingly 
regret, as in this hour of victory I should liked to have been one of 
those to do honor by my presence to one of America's greatest states- 
men. As a Wisconsin Democrat, I feel proud that the principles he 
so long and faithfully advocated have received such signal vindication 

in my State. I am, sir, 

Your very obedient servant. 

BRADLEY G. SCHLEY. 



From the General of the Army 1 

Headquarters of the Army, 

Washington, November 4, 1890. 
The Hon. Calvin S. Br ice. Chairman: 

My Dear Sir — I regret very much that I cannot be present at 
the "Old Roman" banquet in honor of Allen G. Thurman, on his 
seventy-seventh birthday anniversary, November 13th. 

Mr. Thurman is a patriot and a statesman whom every citizen of 
the United States should delight to honor. 

Sincerely yours. 

J. M. SCHOFIELD. 



New York, November 8, L890. 
Messrs. Calvin S. Brice and others: 

Gentlemen — Accept ray sincere thanks for the invitation to (lie 
banquet in honor of Ex-Senator Thurman. I regret exceedingly to 
find myself prevented by my engagements here from joining you in a 
celebration in which, were it possible, I slioulii be proud and happy to 
take part. This, I assure yon, is not a mere polite form of speech, 

I had the good fortune of being associated with Mr. Thurman for 
six years in the Senate of the United States. When I say that he 
stood there not only as a party chief, but as a statesman : that his poM 
erful mind, his large learning, and his In. -id and vigorous eloquence 
made him a natural leader in the contest of opinions; that the robust 
rectitude of his character and his earnest sincerity in the maintenance 
of his principles commanded the respect and confidence of all, and 
thai the warm and genial manliness of his nature made personal 
friends even of his political opponents — when I say this. I repeal 
only what Was the universal feeling and judgment, and what will 
'land as the verdict of history. 

The American people, without distinction of party, have abund- 
ant reason to regret that a man of such a character and of such abili- 
ties was kept in the public service only so small a part of his life. It 
was more the country's loss than his own. His fame is secure. Every 
advancing year irives him a stronger assurance of the admiring esteem 
and affection of his countrymen; and not only those assembled at 
your banquet table, but every fair-minded and patriotic American will 
point out to the youth of this country the grand figure of this noble 
citizen and statesman as an example far more worthy of envy and 
emulation than that of any successful accumulator of millions whose 
only ambition and pride has been the acquisition of wealth. 

It is a matter of special congratulation, and one certainly appre- 
ciated by Mr. Thurman, that while offering him so significant a recog 
nition of his virtues, you may at the same time celebrate the great 
event of our days: the American people in the exercise of their 
sovereignty, rising up as they have seldom risen up before, to pro 
claim to whomsoever it may concern, that they have a will of their 
own; that, after all, the power of money is still unable to buy and the 

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power of the political boss to rule them, and that, whether the Speaker 
of the House of Representatives like it or not, the people are still a 
deliberative body. 

Let us hope that Mr. Thunnan may in serene old age live to 
rejoice over a victory more complete than the one now achieved — a 
victory insuring the abandonment of the powers and practices which 
have threatened to make ours a government of privileged classes 
instead of a government of the people, thus to undermine our public 
morals and to pervert the principles essential to the vitality of a 
Democratic Republic. 

Again, gentlemen. I regret sincerely not to he aide to join you 
personally in doing honor to a man for whom, ever since I knew him, 
I have entertained a feeling somewhat warmer than ordinary esteem, 
and of whose friendship I have always heen and always shall be proud. 

Very truly yours, 
' CARL SCHURZ. 

Commonwealth of Virginia. 
Attornky-Generai/s Office, Richmond. 

Hon. Calvin S. Brice, Chairman: 

Dear Sir — Accept my thanks for your invitation to attend the 
" Old Roman " banquet in honor of the seventy-seventh anniversary of 
Hon. Allen G. Thurman — the great leader of the National Democ- 
racy — Ohio's distinguished, honored, and beloved son! 

I regret that I cannot attend. May he be spared yet many years to 
his people — to guide them with his wisdom and uphold by his 
example ! 

Virginia greets Ohio! and with her rejoices over "our recent vic- 
tories," — the future is bright with hope and full of promise! 

Very respectfully yours, 

R. TAYLOR SCOTT. 

Telegram from the Ex-President of the Ohio State University] 

Albany, N. V., November 13, 1890. 
John ■/. Lentz: 

Engagements prevent attending banquet. Health, happiness, ami 
honor to the ''Old Roman." WALTER QUINCY SCOTT. 



From Ex-Congressman Scott of Pennsylvania] 

Erie, Pa.. N.ovember 7. 18!>0. 

Mr. W. L. Scott presents his compliments to the Thurman Club, 

and regrets exceedingly that indisposition will prevent his acceptance 
of their kind invitation for the evening of the 13th instant, to cele- 
brate the seventy-seventh anniversary of the birth of the Hon. Allen 
<i. Thurman. 



Boston. October 27, 1890. 
Thurman Club: 

(JrENTLEMES — I am very greatly obliged by your kindness in 
extending to me an invitation to be present at the "Old Roman " ban- 
quet, and regret that my professional engagements forbid any expecta- 
tion on my part that I can be present. 1 have the very highest respect 
lor Senator Thurman. and am glad to see that his friends propose to 
-how to the public that upright and disinterested services are never 
given to it in vain. 

Yours respectfully. 

HARVEY X. SHEPARD. 



Cincinnati, November 12, 1890. 

To Hon. Alien G. Thurman: 

My Dear Sir — My wife and I beg to tender you and your wife 
our heartiest congratulations on the celebration of your birthday. We 
are more than pleased that so many of our leading men avail them- 
selves of the opportunity to honor you for what you have been and for 
what you still are. 

Very respectfully, 

THOS. SHERLOCK. 

7"» West 71st Street, New York. 

General Sherman deeply regrets Ids inability to attend the "Old 
Roman " banquet to Allen (i. Thurman on the occasion of his seventy- 
seventh birthday anniversary on the evening of the 13th of November. 

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Senate Chamber, 
Washington, November 11. 1890. 
John ■/. Lents,, Esq., Chairman: 

Dear Sir — I have to acknowledge the receipt of your kind invi- 
tation to attend the banquet in honor of my colleague and associate, 
He n. Allen (I. Thurman. on his seventy-seventh birthday. I assure 
you it would give me great pleasure to participate in any expression 
of respect and affection for him. for he is certainly deserving of the 
highest praise and honor which his neighbors can bestow upon him. 
Still, as the occasion is in some sense a political one, I think it would 
lie more appropriate that the natural enthusiasm for an honored polit- 
ical leader should not be restrained by the presence of one who has 
-n steadily differed from him in political opinion, yet who has always 
cherished for him the most respectful veneration. 

Very truly yours, 

JOHN SHERMAN. 

WHEN MYSTIC SEVENS MEET. 

Tken-ton, N. J., October 30, 1890, 
When mystic sevens meet, the gods come down, 
On heads of freedom's friends to place the crown. 
In Seventeen-Seventy-Seven our patriot sires 
Received their crowns, through raging battle-tires. 
Which rising monuments now memorize. 
To keep brave deeds before their children's eyes. 
The ten times seven limit, given to man, 
Thou now o'erleapest by a seven span 
The "perfect ten'' gives place, now, to eleven, 
And thy crown conies to thee at Seventy seven. 
Robert Sinnickson, P. O. Box 384. EXCELSIOR. 



Telegram. 1 

New York. November 13, 1890. 

Hon. Calvin S. Brice, Chairman: 

It is a privilege to be able to join in paying a tribute to Allen (. 
Thurman. I exceedingly regret that my absence is unavoidable. 

CHAS. STEWART SMITH. 



Commercial < rAZETTE, 

Cincinnati, November 7. L890. 
Hon. ('dirt i) 8. Brice, Chairman: 

My Dear Sir — I have the pleasure to acknowledge the invitation 
of the Thurman Club to the "Old Roman" banquet al Columbus on 
the 13th instant. I regret my inability to be present on that occasion 
as I shall be absent from the State on business. 

While differing on geneia] politics from Senator Thurman on 
almost all occasions, I have not failed to admire him as a man of fine 
ability and pure in all his walks, hot li private and public, and I 
regretted exceedingly when his political friends retired him from a 
position which he had so much honored in the Senate of the United 
States. My only regret is on this occasion you celebrate his seventy 
seventh birthday. I could wisli that it were his fiftieth. But he is 
now past that period which the American people, unwisely, I think. 
regard as the dividing line in public life. It is not so in England: it 
should not be so in the United States. "Wisdom grows with years. 
Bodily infirmity may and does, of course, unfit a man for active public- 
life, but not the mere matter of years. Some of the ablest men in 
England to-day are older than Judge Thurman and yet they are the 
most influential with the people in the government of that great 
country. 

Trusting that Judge Thurman may still have many years before 
him and desiring that he may enjoy the closing portion of his life in 
his quiet retirement from public duties, 1 remain, 

Yours truly. 

RICHARD SMITH. 



From a former Ohio Congressman ] 

New York. November 12, 1890. 

Mr. James Watson, Chairman, etc.: 

My Dear Sir — (ireatly to my regret, I find my engagements will 
deprive me of the pleasure of being present at the banquet in honor 
of Judge Thurman. Wise, liberal, just, and kindly, he is the highest 
type of American manhood, and I should greatly delight to assist in 
honoring him. His vast and varied acquirements, his wide experience 

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in public affairs, and his life-long fidelity and devotion to tree prin- 
ciples and measures, crown him as the Sage of Democracy. And 
happy must this occasion be to him on which he witnesses not only the 
admiration and devotion of his personal and political friends and asso- 
ciates, but also the lull fruition of his economic teachings in the recent 
hearty, popular approval of the vast majority of his countrymen, 
irrespective of section or party. Yours very truly, 

M. I. SOUTHARD. 



Tnion Cub, Boston, 
8 Park Street, November 3. 1890. 

Mr. A. J. ('. Sowdon regrets extremely that it is not possible for 
him In accept the polite invitation to attend the dinner of the Thur- 
man (Mul), on November 13th, and, in this way express his admiration 
for one of the ablest and purest men in public life. 



Telegram from the Congressman from the Fourteenth New York District.] 

Yonkers, New York, November 1'2. 1890. 
J Ion. Calvin S. Brice: 

It was my purpose to be present, but I regret 'tis impossible, and 
wisli the '-Old Roman" many years of happiness to enjoy the fruits 
of the pure Democracy he always so ably championed. Thanking you 
for the honor. Yours, 

W. G. STAHLNECKER. 



2015 G. Street. 
Washington. D. C, November 6. 1890. 
The Thurman Club: 

Gentlemen — The pleasure I felt at the receipt of your very kind 
invitation to me to be present at the -Old Roman" banquet, is only 
excelled by my deep regret at the impossibility of my accepting il. 
Ill health and the many calls upon my time, prevent my joining with 
you in honoring that distinguished citizen of your State for whom 
your banquet is to he assembled. 



Again thanking you for your kind remembrance of me, and trust- 
ing that your celebration will be commensurate with the greatness of 
the occasion. I am, Very respectfully, 

(ilAS. STEEDMAN, 
Reon Admiral, V 8 -V . Retired 



Metropolitan) ( 'l.l B, 
Washington, November 7, 1890. 



Tu the Thuvman Club. 



Gentlemen — I beg leave to express my profound regret in being 
compelled to decline your kind and complimentary remembrance of 
me in inviting my participation in the banquet aboul to he given to 
"the noblest Roman of them all" in commemoration of his seventy 
seventh birthday, and of the splendid services he has rendered to his 
country. 

In his day and generation he towers almost alone in his sphere of 
action, and as a statesman he is the peer of any man. I knew him 
well in his various public capacities, and have been a proud observer 
of the respect, admiration, and esteem which ever followed him. 
whether in the streets of t he National Capital, on the floor of the 
Senate Chamber, or amid the courtesies of social life. None know 
lietter the tenderness and chivalry of this great man's royal nature. 

"He doeth little kindnesses, 
Which most leave undone or despise." 

With the expression of such sentiments as 1 have intimated, you 
will comprehend, gentlemen, my affectionate admiration for the man. 
and my devotion to him as a friend. No words of praise '-an add to 
the measure of his great renown. 

Thoroughly anticipating a brilliant success will be sure to follow 
your endeavors in honoring upon this occasion one of the foremost 
men of the day, I am. gentlemen, with high respect. 

Truly yours. 

T. II. STEVENS, 
Bear Admiral, U. £>'. Navy. 
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Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, 
Wichita, Kansas, November 6, 1890. 
John J. Lents, Esq.: 

Dear Friend — Your invitation to the "Old Roman" banquet has 
been received. Business will prevent my attendance, which I greatly 
regret. The integrity and great ability of Hon. Allen G. Thurman 
have always elicited my respect and admiration. These two qualities 
made him the great statesman, and have won for him the love and 
esteem of all right-minded men of all political parties. May many 
years yet be added to his useful life. 

Very sincerely yours, 
R. W. STEVENSON. 

51 Wall Street, New York, October 25, 1890. 

Mr. Anson Phelps Stokes greatly regrets that as he is sailing- 
to-day for England, lie will be unable to accept the invitation of the 
Thurman Club for the banquet in honor of Hon. Allen G. Thurman. 



146 Broadwav. New York, November 7, 1890. 
Secretary of the Thurman Club: 

Dear Sir — I regret exceedingly that I am unable to attend the 
banquet given by you to Judge Thurman. Please accept my thanks 
for your courteous invitation. 

The occasion is one notable in the history of our party. It is pre- 
ceded by the great popular declaration in favor of our principles, and 
is in honor of their noblest exponent toward whom all unite in the 
highest respect. Yours very truly, 

W. E. D. STOKES. 

From President Fillmore's Secretary of the Interior] 

Staunton, Va., November 10, 1890. 
Hon. Calvin S. Br ice and Others: 

Gentlemen — I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your 
letter inviting me to attend the " Old Roman " banquet. I feel highly 
honored at being invited to participate in this merited tribute to one 

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of the purest patriots and wisest statesmen of his generation. Bui 
being now far advanced in the eighty-fourth year of my life and my 
health being quite infirm, I am constrained to deny myself the pleas 
lire ul' being personally present. Recent political events which could 
not have been foreseen at the date of your im itation, have given much 
additional interest to the banquet, and will afford an appropriate 
opportunity for the distinguished statesmen who may be present to 
interchange views of the important political questions that now agitate 
the public mind, and to suggest such lines of policy as. in their judg 
nient. may he best adapted to promote the interest and welfare of our 
common country. The people will look with deep interest to the 
revelations of the occasion and doubtless, derive from them wise 
instruction and new inspiration as to their duties in the future. 
Very respectfully yours, etc., 

ALEX. 11. II. STUART. 



From the Judge-Advocate General of the Army ] 

Washington, I>. I '.. November 10, 1S90. 

Hon. ('ulriii S. Briee ami Others: 

Gentlemen — I beg you to accept my thanks for your invitation to 
attend the " Old Roman" banquet. Judge Thurman's character stands 
out as a landmark in the history of his State and Nation. All honor 
to him. .May he long live to enjoy the confidence and affection of his 
host of friends present and absent. Engagements prevent my being 
present, much to my regret. With greal respect, 

Very truly yours, 
I). <;. SWAIM. 

59 Wall Street, New York, November s . L890. 

■lulin (r. Dun. Jr.. /'.'.si/., ('//airman: 

Dear Sir — I am greatly obliged by an invitation to lie present at 
the "Old Roman '* banquet. 

As my father's friend and my own friend. I have valued ami ven- 
erated Judge Thurman from the time of my youth. Besides those 
things which give him greater national renown. 1 have personal know I 

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edge of his professional eminence, his judicial excellence and his sen- 
atorial efficiency, and kindness. It is not within my power to be with 
you at the banquet, but I can and do join the multitude of his well- 
wishers in cordial expression of esteem and gratitude both for his 
public and his private virtues. Yours very truly, 

WAGER SWAYNE. 

Telegram from a member of the Democratic National Committee.] 

Alameda, Oal., November 11, 1890. 
J, ili a ./. Lentz. President Thurman Club: 

Owing to absence, kind invitation but just received. Accept 
thanks and my keen regret at inability to attend and so testify my 
exalted opinion of Senator Thurman's character and abilities. May he 
enjoy long life and happiness. Regretting our inability to place Cali- 
fornia in the Democratic roll of honor this year, are consoled by grand 
results in East. Congratulations upon results of late elections and 
God's blessing upon the " Old Roman." ,, „ TARPFY 



Telegram from the Congressman from the Fifth Missouri District.] 

Kansas City, Mo., November 13, 1890. 
Hon. Joseph H. Outhwaite: 

I regret my inability to accept your invitation to be present at 
"Old Roman" banquet to-night in honor of Allen G. Thurman. 1 
lull voice the sentiment of the Democracy of this city and patriotic 
Americans everywhere by expressing prayerful hope that the grand 
patriot and patriarch, your guest of the evening, may be spared many 
years to his people, that he may live to witness the full fruition of the 
policies in government so long and ably championed by him; that he 
may see that degree of purity and patriotism that has marked his pub- 
lic career made universal in American statesmanship. 

JOHN C. TARSNEY. 

From the Chairman Colorado State Democratic Committee, and member Demo- 
cratic National Committee.] 

Denver, Col., October 28, 1890. 
Hon. John J. Lentz, Chairman : 

Dear Sir — I am in receipt of your invitation to attend the ban- 
quet. Nothing would give me greater pleasure than to be able to 
attend, and nothing would prevent my attendance save the inexorable 

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demands of professional business engagements. I know the affair will 
be more than a success, and I earnestly hope that the "Old Roman" 
may live to enjoy many similar occasions before he shall cease his 
labors as a member of the church militant of the .National Democracy. 
Very respectfully, your obedient servant. 

('. s. THOMAS. 

T ._, u . New York, October 30, 1890. 

< ommittee un Invitations: 

Gentlemen — 1 regret very much that I am not able to accept 
your kind invitation to participate in doing honor to that noble old 

Roman, Allen O. Thurman. who commands the res] t of all good 

citizens, be they Democrats, Republicans, or Mugwumps. My own 
birthday is also November 13th. just thirty years later than that of 
Mr. Thurman, and I shall not fail to drink to his health and prosperity 
on that anniversary. With best wishes, 1 remain, 

Yours very truly, 

F. B. THTRBER. 

Telegram.] 

, , , ,, . Cleveland, Ohio, November 13, 1S90. 

./. ./. Lentz, ( /in ir in a n : 

The Thurman Club of Cleveland unanimously agreed to-night to 
send telegram of welcome, greeting, and good wishes to Grover Cleve 
land upon his first visit to Ohio, and the congratulations of the Club 
to the grand Democrat for whom it is named, full of faith in the prin- 
ciples which he has advocated, and retaining the confidence and high 
esteem of the party he has so long honored. May Allen G. Thurman 
be spared many years yet to his State, to his Nation, to his party, and 
to his family. w w Armstrong, 

C. Strever, 
H. Proid, 

' 'iiiii in ittn . 



Steubenville, Ohio, November 11. 1S90. 
Hon. John J. Lentz: 

Dear Sir — I have received your kind invitation to be present at 
the banquet to be given in honor of Allen <i. Thurman. 

Permit me to say that the "Old Roman" who was the tirst 
Supreme Judge that I had the good fortune to appear before as an 



attorney, is worthy of this mark of respect which your Club has 
deemed proper to extend to him. No man in this Republic stands 
higher in the estimation of a free and intelligent people than he who 
by honesty, strict integrity, and a peerless advocacy in private and 
public life of the pure principles of Jacksonian Democracy, has earned 
for himself the title of "the noblest Roman of them all." 

If the young Democracy of the present age but pattern after him, 
happiness and prosperity will he the lot of the Republic. 

To me it would be a great pleasure to be with you on said occa- 
sion and participate in your festivities, but engagements of a business 
character that I can not now control, will keep me away. 

Thanking you for your kind invitation, and hoping that you and 
all friends that meet at the banquet may have a pleasant time, I am. 
Yours respectfully. 

J. H. S. TRAINER. 



West Virginia University, President's Office, 
Morgantowx, November 8, 1890. 

Hon. Calvin S. Brice, Chairman: 

My Dear Sir — I beg to acknowledge receipt of your invitation 
to attend the banquet to be given on November 13. 

I beg to express my high appreciation of your courtesy and 
my regret that a prior important official engagement will deprive me 
of the pleasure I should have in joining you on this interesting occa- 
sion. Along with thousands of his countrymen, I have always admired 
Mr. Thurman, not only for his great ability and learning as a jurist and 
statesman, but also and especially for that sterling honesty and robust 
common sense which have made him one of the most prominent 
figures of our American politics. He is a type of the plain American 
citizen, in touch with the great mass of the people and representative 
of the true Democratic spirit which must ever be the conservator of 
popular institutions. It is with great regret that I decline your invita- 
tion and content myself with wishing you a most enjoyable gathering. 

Very truly yours, 

E. M. TURNER. 

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From the Senator from Indiana. ) 

Indianapolis. November 12, 1S90. 
Hon.. I. II. OuthwaiU and Others: 

Gentlemen — I am in receipl of your invitation to attend the ban- 
quet to be given in honor of the great Senator and Statesman of < >lii< >. 
Allen G. Thurman. I very much regrel thai my engagements are of 
such a character as to prevent an acceptance. With many thanks for 

your courteous invitation, I remain. ,, ,„ ,, 

Very respectfully yours, 

DAVID TURPIE. 



Metropolitan Club, Washington, October 29, 1890. 
I'll, Thurman Club: 

Dear Sirs — As an admirer and personal friend of the lion. Allen 
G. Thurman. it would give me greal pleasure to be presenl at the "Old 
Roman' 1 banquet to be given November 13th, did not other imperative 
engagements forbid. In the hope that the banquet may prove, in 

everv respect, an entire success. 

r 1 am. laitliiully yours. 

JNO. H. UPSHUR, 

Rear Admiral, I r . S Wavy 

Supreme Court, State of Kansas, 

Topeka, Kan., November 3, 1890. 
Hon. Calvin S. Srice, Chairman: 

Dear Sir — I would lie dad to be present at the "Old Roman' 1 
banquet given in honor of Hon. Allen <b Thurman, but my official 
duties are such that I cannot attend. I have always had great admira- 
tion for Mr. Thurman in every respect except his politics, and would 

be glad to assist in doing honor to him. 

Yours truly. 

D. M. VALENTINE. 



, . New York. October 21, 1MH). 

Hon. C. S. Bnce, Chairman: 

Dear Sir — I greatly regret that my almost immediate departure 

for Europe will prevent my being present at the banquet in honor of 

Mr. Thurman for whom I entertain a very high respect. 

I remain, sir, yours truly. 

E. II. VAN ENGEN. 

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Telegram from the Ex-Secretary of the Interior.] 

Madison, Wis., November 1, 1890. 
To James Watson: 

Thanks for the great compliment. I regret I cannot accept. 

WM. F. VILAS. 

Telegram from the Senator from Indiana] 

Terre Haute, Ind., November 11. 1890. 
To James Watson: 

The condition of my health renders it absolutely impossible to 
come. God bless "the noblest Roman of them all." 

D. W. VOORHEES. 

492 Third Street, 

Brooklyn, N. Y., November 1, 1S90. 
Calvin S. Brice, Chairman: 

Dear Sir — I have the honor of receiving your very kind invita- 
tion to co-operate with the friends of my very highly esteemed and 
beloved school-mate, Allen G. Thurman, at the "Old Roman" ban- 
quet. But I most sincerely regret that my age and the condition of 
my health debars me from the great pleasure of being present at that 
very happy re-union of his host of friends and adherents in all the 
United States. Wishing you all perfect happiness and success, I am, 
Most respectfully, your friend, 

HENRY WALKE. 
Rear Admiral, United States Nary. 



The Sunday Gazette, 

Washington, U. C, November 4, 1890. 
Hon. James E. Campbell: 

Sir — I received with pleasure an invitation to attend the "Old 
Roman" banquet, and regret very much that I cannot leave my duties 
here at that time. Since I first met him at the Democratic National 
Convention in New York, in 1868, Allen G. Thurman lias occupied a 
good share of ray heart as one of the ablest exponents of true Democ- 
racy, himself a genuine Democrat. 

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I wish to add lo this, my dear Governor, my thanks as a Demo- 
crat for your manly course in relation to the Cincinnati Board. The 
great importance to the country of the triumph of Democracy requires 
that all its officials should he above suspicion. Malfeasance in office 
seems to he a brevet which many Republicans >>i prominence enjoy. 
Let us give them the monoply of such distinction. 
Sincerely yours. 
DUNCAN S. WALKER. 

., , . ., D . „ New York. November 11, 1890. 

( airni s. Unci . tsq.: 

Dear Sir — I have been striving to arrange business matters so as 
to accept the invitation of your Committee to be present at an "Old 
Roman '* banquet in celebration of the seventy-seventh anniversary of 
the birth of Ex-Senator Thurman. but notwithstanding my endeavors. 
1 find myself unable to do so. and so have reluctantly to decline a 
great honor, and forego a great deal of anticipated pleasure. 

Sincerely yours. 

THOMAS M. WALLER. 



From General Warner, ex-Congressman from Ohio] 

Marietta, Ohio, November 10. [890. 
John J. Lents. Esq.. Chairman: 

Dear Sir — I am compelled to go East to morrow, and 1 fear I can 
not get back in time to attend the Thurman banquet on Thursday 
evening, which I regret exceedingly, as I desire once more to greet the 
"Old Roman" as one of the last of the old type of statesmen, whom 
all lovers of constitutional liberty revere. And, personally, no one in 
public life holds a higher place in my esteem as a statesman and a 

citizen than Judge Thurman. Sincerely vours. 

A. .1. WARNER. 

From the Congressman-elect from the Eleventh New York District] 

,. „ , _ „ New York, November 11. 1890. 

Mr. trunk C . Eaton: 

Dear Sir — That I have not long since sent for my ticket to the 
••Old Roman" banquet has been because one after another matter of 
peremptory importance has so taken my time and attention as to make 



it less and less probable that I can be with you on the 13th, until it 
now seems practically impossible that I can do so. 

I regret this especially, not merely because I thus lose the pleas- 
ure of meeting such a goodly host of my party friends on a most 
auspicious occasion, but more than all because I must miss in person 
(though I shall be with you in spirit) the occasion when, as it seems 
to me, a debt of honor long due is to be paid the man who of all the 
living is best entitled to the love and reverence of American Democ- 
rat- v. May we all be spared for another and even grander occasion 
two years hence, when the younger leader, whose rallying cry three 
years since opened the campaign in which so signal a victory has just 
been won, shall be privileged in the name of Democracy, victorious 
throughout the land, again to congratulate his senior in the art of war. 
the "Old Roman," in whose honor you meet. 

Regretting that my wishes must travel bodiless, I remain. 
Sincerely yours, 

JOHN DEWITT WARNER. 



Cedar Hill. Tenn., November 11, 1890. 
Hon. Calvin S. Brice, Chairman: 

Dear Sir — Your invitation to be present at the "Old Roman" 
banquet is at hand. It would give me very great pleasure to accept 
but for other engagements. 

On no anniversary of the birth of "the grandest old Roman of 
them all" has the Democracy had so much cause for self-congratula- 
tion. The combination of greed, in the McKinley Bill, with revolution 
in the Federal Election Law. has been given a terrific rebuke by the 
people. The lovers of pure Democratic government may take fresh 
hope: there is still honesty and conservatism enough in the masses to 
scorn a wholesale bribe and to destroy a party thai would subvert the 
Constitution. I shall be with you in spirit. 
Yours truly, 

JOSEPH E. WASHINGTON, 

M. C, Sixth Dist., Tarn. 



1 10.'. Ninth Street, X. \\\. 
Washington, November 6, 1890. 
//on. Calvin S. Brice and Others: 

Gentlemen — I am in receipt of your invitation to be present al 
the celebration of the seventy-seventh anniversary of the birthday of 
Hon. Allen G. Thurman, but my engagements will not permit my 
attendance. I have the strongest appreciation of the eminent services 

rendered by Judge Thurman to the country, and I know his integrity 
and sterling worth. My feeling for him personally is more than that of 
esteem. It is one of affection, and most cordially do I hope that the 
•'love, honor, and troops of friends'" that now follow him may stimu 
late the youth of the country to emulate his high example. I count 
it as a fortunate event in my life to have enjoyed the friendship and 
confidence of so good a man, and to have witnessed his earnest strug- 
gles for the right on the floor of the Senate. 

The Democracy have a right to he proud of their illustrious and 
steadfast champion. The love and reverence borne towards him shows 
how little office is necessary to one who follows right and truth with 
fidelity and devotion. 

" More true joy exiled Marcellus feels 
Than with a listening Senate at his heels." 
Very truly yours. 
L. Q. WASHINGTON. 

From the Chairman Michigan Democratic State Committee.] 

Grand Rapids, Mich.. November 11. 1890. 
Hon. Calvin s. Brice, Chairman: 

Sir — Please accept my thanks for your invitation to the "Old 
Roman" banquet. I regret that ill health prevents nay acceptance. 

It would he a special delight to me at this particular time In join 
you in honoring Mr. Thurman when the country has just endorsed in 
such emphatic terms the Democratic principles he has so hum. so ably 
and so faithfully advocated. Hoping he may for main years remain 
with us to hold his present position of a leader amon- leaders, I 
remain. Very truly yours, 

I. M. WESTON. 

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From the President of the Reform Club.] 

45 William Street, New York, November t>, 1890. 
John J. Lentz, Esq., Chairman: 

My Dear Sir — I am very much indebted to the Thurman Club 
for its invitation to be present at the k '01d Roman" banquet. I have 
delayed replying in the hope that I might be able to arrange my 
engagements so as to be present, but I find that this is impossible. 

The celebration comes at a most auspicious time. 

"The race who long in darkness pined, 
Have seen a glorious light." 

And tor the coming of this light we are greatly indebted to Sena, 
tor Thurman, who for many years has been a leader whose courageous 
and wise counsels we have been glad to follow. Pray present to him 
my cordial congratulations, and believe me 
Very truly yours. 

EVERETT P. WHEELER. 



The Evening Post, 
New York, November 4, 1890. 

Calvin S. Brice, Chairman, and others: 

Gentlemen — I return hearty thanks for the invitation extended 
to me to join in the " Old Roman " banquet, and I regret deeply that I 
shall not be able to avail myself of it. The high admiration I have 
held for Judge Thurman during his whole public life has been 
enhanced by the privilege of his personal friendship, and I cannot fail 
to unite with you in the spirit which prompts the celebration of his 
seventy-seventh birthday. I rejoice that his years have been prolonged 
in the land which he has done so much to honor, and I hope that many 
more may be vouchsafed to him for our sake even more than for his 
own. Again thanking you for your politeness, I remain. 

Most sincerely yours, 

HORACE WHITE. 



From the Ex Secretary of the Navy.] 

2 West Fii 1 s sea enth Street, 

New V(.i;k. November 7. L890. 
To tin President of th< Thurman Club: 

Sir — I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the invita 
lion of the Thurman Club to attend the banquel al Columbus, on 
November 13th next, "in honor of Allen <;. Thurman on his seventy 
seventh birthday anniversary." 

Recent (•vents and the long identification of Senator Thurman 
with tlie fortunes and host principles of the Democratic party, will 
necessarily make of this a greal occasion, in which I should he glad 
to participate. I find myself, however, unable to do so. ami much 
againsl my will, must regret. 

Yours very truly, 
'_ W. ('. WHITNEY. 

From the Attorney-General of Maryland.] 

Baltimore, October 31, L890. 
Hon. C. S. Brice, Chairman: 

Dear Sir — I regret exceedingly that it is not in my power to 
accept the invitation to attend the "Old Roman" banquet. It would 
he a greal pleasure to unite with the Democrats of Ohio in doing 
honor to Judge Thurman, with whom it was my privilege to serve in 
the Senate, and to follow whom it seemed to he a patriotic duty. 

He is a Democrat of the straightesl sect, whose example should 
ever he held up to the rising generation for emulation. It will he 
long, very long, before his equal will appeal in the Senate. Ohio 
should never forgel his services nor cease to do him reverence. 
Yours truly. 

U'.M. PINKNEY WHYTE. 



From the Ex-Governor of West Virginia | 

Charleston, W. \ \.. November 7. 1890. 
Hon. Calvin S. Brice, Chairman: 

Dear Sir — Absence from home, meeting campaign engagements, 
has delayed the receipt and acknowledgment of the honor of the invi- 
tation to attend the u 01d Roman" banquet. 

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Regretting thai business engagements will prevent the pleasure 

of attendance. I wish, now. to testify my sincere admiration for the 
great statesman, jurist, and Democrat. Hon. Allen G. Thurman, whoso 
memory can never perish so long' as the principles of Democracy shall 
animate the American heart. As in the dark days of political adver- 
sity, so in this hour of triumphant victory, we shall receive from the 
" Old Roman" the judgment of the sage and the counsel of the patriot. 
I join in the earnest wish that many years may yet he spared to 
him for his own, his family's, and his country's good. 

Very respectfully, 
E. W. WILSON. 

From the Governor-elect of Michigan] 

Hamburg, Mich.. November !), 1890. 
President of Thurman Chili: 

Dear Sir — I regret very much that my engagements are such 
that I cannot be with you at the banquet given to Allen G. Thurman. 
I would feel honored in doing honor to him. In years past it has been 
my pride to say '' I am a Thurman Democrat," and I rejoice that 
Thurman lives to see his public life and utterances so generally com- 
mended and fully appreciated by his admiring countrymen. 
I am. very truly yours, 
EDWIN B. WINANS. 

20 Reade Street, New York, October 27, L890. 
linn. c<i I rin S. Brice, Chairman: 

My Dear Sir — I would be glad to avail myself of your kind invi- 
tation and attend the banquet to the "Old Roman." if my business 
engagements would permit. 

You will greatly oblige me by congratulating him on this happy 
occasion for his life-long admirer and sincere friend. 
Yours very truly. 

LOUIS WINDMULLER, 

Treasun r Reform < 'lub. 



Telegram.] 

Newport, Auk.. November L3, 1890. 

Him. Calvin S. Brice, Chairman: 

The Jackson Democratic Club sends greeting to the solid Demo 
cratic North, and to the grand ''Old Roman." 

W. C. WlSHEF, 

( 'Inn. ( to li: iii En i ■■■ 
A. 1). Bailey, 
Col. Lancelet Minor, 

Secretary 
J. .1. Flahiff, 
Eil <t- Prop Daily Evening Neirs. 



From the Secretary Democratic State Committee.] 

Agricultural Department, State of Florida, 
Tallahassee, November 8, L890. 
linn. Calvin S. Brice, Chairman: 

Dear Sir — 1 have the honor to acknowledge, with sincere thanks, 
the receipt of your kind invitation to attend the "Old Roman " ban 
quet. Nothing would give me more pleasure than to be present upon 
that great occasion, to aid in doing honor to one who so deservedly 
enjoys the respect and affection of the American people in general, 
and the Democracy of the Union in particular; but, I regret to say 
that a press of official duties will unfortunately prevent. 

Joining with the entire body of the "Old Roman's' 1 myriad 
friends and admirers throughout the country in wishing him "many 
happy returns" of his natal day. I am, 

Wry i ruly yours. 
L. B. WOMB WELL. 

Washington, I). ('.. October 31, 1S90. 

7'//i ( 'urn mitti i mi Invitations: 

Gentlemen — 1 have the honor to acknowledge the receipl of the 
kind invitation to he present at the "Old Roman" banquet. It would 
give me ureat pleasure to unite with you on that occasion, in doing 
h • to so noble ami honorable a fellow citizen, whose public career 

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has been, for many years past, a model of honor and patriotism which 
entitles him to the respecl and regard of his fellow-citizens and which, 
ii is hoped, our future statesmen may take as their guide. I regret, 
very much, thai I am so situated as to he unable to avail myself of the 
honor and pleasure you have so kindly offered me, and I beg that you 
will do me the favor to present to the "Old Roman" my warm con- 
gratulations upon this anniversary of his birthday, and my hope thai 
he may live to enjoy many more of them with his many friends and 

admirers. 

Verj respectfully, your obedient servant. 

JOHN L. WORDEN, 
Bear Admiral, U- 8. Nam/, retired 



Telegram] 

X vshville, Tens., November 1-'!, 1890. 
Hon. Allen 0. Thurman: 

The Young Men's Democratic Club, ok Nashville, al a full and 
enthusiastic meeting to-nighl -end- hearty congratulations to the 
••noblest Democrat of them all." With the hope that a full rounded 
century may find him in the enjoyment of health and of the 

supremacy of the Democratic party. 

ALLEN G. HALL, 

Presidt ni 



Telegram.] 

New York, November 13, 1890. 
//<///. John -/. Lentz, Chairman: 

Please convey to the Hon. Allen G. Thurman the expressions of 
our deep respect and esteem, and congratulating him upon the seventy 
seventh anniversary of his birthday. Sincerely hope that he may live 
long to seethe Democratic principles for which he has labored SO long, 
spread triumphant over the length ami breadth of our beloved country. 

Young Men's [ndependent Club of the Cm of New York. 



Setters and Celearams 

Were received also from i he following aauied gentlemen, and it is 
regretted thai lack of space prevents the printing of -aim- in full : 

Henry E. Alexander, Washington, Pennsylvania 

\V. .1. Atkinson, P. 0. Box 271, Haddonfield, New Jersey 

Hon. Junius E. Beal, Ann Arbor, Michigan 

Prof. W. W. Beman, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 

t '. Billups, Norfolk, Virginia 

Hon. E. G. Blackford, Presidenl New Fork State Fishery Commission, 

New York ( lity, New York 
John T. Bolz, St. Louis, Missouri 

Geo. II. Boughton, 25 Wesl Forty-seventh street, New York City 
John M. Bowers, 52 William street, New York City 
Hear Admiral I >. L. Braine, Commandant Navy Yard, Brooklyn, N. V. 
.1. II. Brnnner, A. M., D. D., Presidenl Hiwassee College, Tennessee 
William Allen Butler, New York City 

Hun. Alfred C. Chapin, Mayor of Brooklyn, New York 

.1. M. Ooffinberry, 196 Franklin avenue. Cleveland, Ohio 

.1. S. Coleman, 38 East Sixty ninth street, New York City 

John S. Collier. Steubenville, Ohio 

Hon. Alexis Cope, Columbus, Ohio 

W. S. Copeland, Editor Register, Danville, Virginia 

Frederick R. Ooudert, 68 William street. New York City 

Paul liana. The Sun, New York City 
c. W. Delamatre, Omaha. Nebraska 
Hon. Julius Dexter. Cincinnati. < ►hio 
I'.. I Douglass, Jr., ( !hicago, Illinois 

Timothj Dwight, I >. D., 1. 1.. D., Presidenl Vale University, New 
Haven. ( Sonnecl icu< 

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Son. J. R. Edwards, Chairman, Jefferson City, Missouri 

Editor The Commercial Bulletin, Boston, Massachusetts 

Hon. J. K. Edmonson, Lexington, Virginia 

Hermann H. Erlenbusch, Salem. Ohio 

Hon. C. J. Estep, Prosecuting Attorney. Police Court, Cleveland. Ohio 

M. N. Forney, 431 Fifth avenue. New York City 
Prof. E. A. Fritter. Findlay College, Findlay, Ohio 

C. C. Gaines, President Eastman Business College, Poughkeepsie, 

New York 
George E. Gilliland, Washington, I>. C. 
Henry E. Gregory, 214 Broadway. New York City 

M. L. Hageman, Muncie, Indiana 

Charles M. Hepburn, Cincinnati, Ohio 

Prof. R. Heber Holbrook, Lebanon, Ohio 

John A. Holman, Indianapolis, Indiana 

Edward P. Hooker, President Rollins College, Winter Park. Florida 

Hon. Samuel F. Hunt. .Indue of the Superior (Joint. Cincinnati, Ohio 

C. 11. Hutchinson, 1617 Walnut street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

Dr. George Thomas Jackson, 14 East Thirty-first street. .New York City 

('lias. c. Eelley, The Hanker ami Tradesman, Boston, Massachusetts 
A. Leo Knott, 1730 K. street, N. W., Washington. D. C. 
Win. 0. G. Krauss, Ottawa, Ohio 

('. Phillip Lawrenson, Baltimore. Maryland 

F. C. LeBlond, Celina, < >hio 

W. Creighton Lee, "Hawksnest," New York City 

Charles W. Lentz, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 

W. W. Leonard. M. 1).. Akron. Ohio 

('has. M. Lewis, The World, New York City 

A. Lichten, Chairman. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

Win. McAleer, Member of Congress. 211 Bainbridge street. Philadel 

phia, Pennsylvania 
Hon. Anson G. McCook, Secretary United States Senate. Washington 
J. E. McKahan, Washington. D. C. 

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John R. McLean, Washington, D. C. 

General Roberl Macfeely, United States Army. Washington, D. 0. 

James MacKenzie, Lima, < >hio 

John II. Magee, Scottsburg, New York 
Rufus Magee, Logansport, [ndiana 
Prof. J. M. Mulford, Mechanicsburg, Ohio 

John \V. Murray, Vice-Presidenl German American Insurance Com 
pany, New York ( 'ity 

ProfessorS. Newcomb, Navy Department, Washington, I). ('. 
Eliol Norton, 52 Wall street, New York City 

Hermann Oelrichs, Democratic National Committee, New York City 

.F. ( '. Olmsted, Brookline, Massachusetts 

Rev. R. B. Patton, < lolumbus, ( >hio 

Frederick A. ('. Perrine, D. Sc, Trenton, New Jersey 

'». B. Potter, I 'otter Building, New York City 

Edward S. Rail'. < Janton, < >hio 

M. V. Reem. New Philadelphia, Ohio 

• Fas. II. Rice, Indianapolis, Indiana 

.1. Hampden Robb, 52 East 34th street. New York City 

James Jeffrey Roche, Editor Th> Pilot, Boston., Massachusetts 

.Fames M. Roche. Pay clerk. Dnited States Navy. Warringtonj Florida 

Colonel Ruppert, of the Governor's Stall'. 1116 Fifth avenue. New 

York City 
Darn Welles Rusk, Member of Congress, Third District, Baltimore, 

Maryland 
Talcotl II. Russell, 157 Church street, New Haven, Connecticul 
Roberl Rutter, lis Easl 14th street, New Fork City 

Grange Sard. -' J ; • T State street, Albany, New York 

F. D. Schuyler. New York City 

Wm. Henry Scott, LL. D., Presidenl Ohio State University, Columbus. 

Ohio 
lion. .1. M. C Smith. Charlotte, Michigan 
Thomas Hartley Smith, Lancaster, Ohio 

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Chas. S. Venable, University of Virginia 

J. I). Vermeule, 503 Broadway, New York City 

Bon. J. II. Wallace, New Lisbon. Ohio 

Prof. K. L. Waller, University "I Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 

Dr. S. B. Ward. 135 North Pearl street, Albany, New York 

Hon. Henry Watterson, Courier- Journal, Louisville, Kentucky 

Gen'l Alex. S. Webb, President, College of the City of New York 

W. II. Wolfe, Lancaster, Ohio 

R. Francis Wood. L'ls South Fourth street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

General T. J. W 1, United States Army, Dayton, Ohio 



The Central Ohio Natural (4 as & Fuel Company. 
Columbus, Ohio, November 4, 1890. 

John •/. Lents, Esq., President of the Thurman Club, City: 

Dear Sir — Referring to your application made to this Com- 
pany some time since for the use of natural gas for fuel at the "Old 
Roman" banquet, this Company begs to advise you that we will lake 
pleasure in putting in a service pipe, and supplying you with whatever 
natural gas you may require for that purpose, free of charge. 

We extend this courtesy to your Club, in order to show our appre- 
ciation of your efforts in providing a national demonstration in honor 
of our most distinguished citizen, the Hon. Allen G. Thurman. 

Yours respectfully, 

John G. Deshlbr, 

( rEORGE W. SlNKS, 

Henry I). Turnev, 
Executive Committa 

For courtesies extended. The Thurman Club desires to make cor- 
dial acknowledgments to the Chief of Police and the Chief of the 
Fire Department of the City of Columbus, and to Messrs. Firestone 
and Peters of the Columbus Buggy Company. 

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